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Moon, Saturn, Taurid meteors this weekend
The waxing moon is back in the evening sky for all of us around the globe. This weekend, it serves as your guide to the planet Saturn. Later at night, watch for the North Taurid meteor shower.
November 10, 2018
Astronomers find largest-yet galaxy proto-supercluster
Astronomers have identified a gigantic proto-supercluster of galaxies forming in the early universe, just 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang.
November 9, 2018
Did natural batteries create Mars’ organic carbon?
Earlier in 2018, the Curiosity rover found evidence for abundant organic compounds - those containing carbon - on Mars. Does this mean Mars once had life? Or can some other process can explain it? Here's one idea.
November 9, 2018
Galaxy-scale fountain seen in full glory
At the core of the giant elliptical galaxy Abell 2597, a supermassive black hole is powering the cosmic equivalent of a gargantuan, ongoing fountain.
November 9, 2018
Pleiades ascending
The radiant point for the ongoing Taurid meteor shower is near this little, misty, dipper-shaped cluster, called the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters.
November 8, 2018
Go young moon hunting this week
The moon will be very tough to see on November 8. Easier from the Southern Hemisphere than the Northern. And easier as the days pass!
November 8, 2018
Curiosity rover on the move again
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover drove about 197 feet (60 meters) over this past weekend to a site called Lake Orcadie. This was Curiosity's longest drive since experiencing a memory anomaly on September 15.
November 7, 2018
One of the oldest stars in the universe
The star could be only a single generation removed from the Big Bang. It's the new recorder-holder for having the fewest "metals," that is, the fewest of the heavier elements made inside stars and released to space via supernovae.
November 7, 2018
E.T., we’re home!
A new study from MIT suggests that existing laser technology could be used to signal alien astronomers on a distant world. But should it be used?
November 7, 2018
Could ‘Oumuamua be an alien lightsail?
The object we call 'Oumuamua entered our solar system a year ago and quickly left again. It's a very puzzling object. Could it be an alien lightsail? A new paper from Harvard discusses that possibility.
November 6, 2018
