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Moon goes by Saturn night of July 15
As darkness falls on July 15, 2019, try finding the planet Saturn in the glare of tonight's almost-full moon.
July 15, 2019
Cactus blossom near Shimla, India
Contributed by our friend Swami Krishnananda, a photo essay of a walk up a hillside near Shimla, India, closer and closer to a cactus blossom, with thoughts on impermanence.
July 15, 2019
Eclipses make animals do strange things
How do solar and lunar eclipses influence animal behavior? While the human world gathers to see tonight's lunar eclipse, what's the rest of nature doing?
July 15, 2019
Dragonfly aims for Saturn’s moon Titan
Scheduled for launch in 2026, the Dragonfly mission will look for clues to the origins of life, and possibly even evidence of life itself, on Saturn's alien yet remarkably Earth-like moon Titan.
July 14, 2019
Big earthquakes today in Australia and Indonesia
The 2 strong earthquakes of July 14, 2019 - the first a 6.6-magnitude off the western coast of Australia and the second a 7.3-magnitude in Indonesia - happened on or near the Pacific Ring of Fire.
July 14, 2019
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto: A longer view
Astronomer Guy Ottewell talks about his awesome book about some of our solar system's most beloved outer worlds. As always, he provides the best charts anywhere!
July 14, 2019
Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds over Nova Scotia
Photographer Tanvi Javkar spotted Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds spread across the sky on June 28, 2019, in Nova Scotia.
July 13, 2019
Astronomers spot asteroid with shortest year known
The newly-discovered rocky body - dubbed 2019 LF6 - orbits the sun roughly every 151 days.
July 12, 2019
Moon to sweep by Jupiter July 12 to 14
Use the moon to locate the planet Jupiter on July 12, 13 and 14. After these nights, you'll recognize Jupiter easily. It'll be the brightest starlike object to light up the evening sky for months to come.
July 12, 2019
Himalayan glaciers melting double fast since 2000
A new study, which used declassified images from spy satellites, shows that glaciers in the Himalayas melted twice as fast from 2000 to 2016 as they did from 1975 to 2000.
July 11, 2019
