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Return of the young moon, and Venus
Two lovely and hopeful signs in the sky ... the returning young moon and Venus. Photos here from the EarthSky community.
February 19, 2018
Moon and Uranus February 19 and 20
The waxing crescent moon and the planet Uranus are in front of the constellation Pisces the Fishes.
February 19, 2018
Hubble sees Neptune’s dark storm die
In the 1980s, Voyager 2 discovered a dark storm in Neptune's dense atmosphere, and now the Hubble Space Telescope is tracking Neptune's storms. More in this NASA video.
February 18, 2018
Where narwhals like to hang out
Narwhals are among the ocean's most elusive creatures. But new research may shed light on where these enigmatic marine mammals like to congregate.
February 18, 2018
Waterglyph
An ancient petroglyph - known as a waterglyph - on the Utah-Arizona border.
February 18, 2018
ALMA telescope spies a supermassive black hole’s spinning disk
For decades, astronomers have been talking about of galaxies with supermassive black holes at their cores. Now they say they've clearly confirmed a black hole's encircling, dusty, spinning disk of gas.
February 17, 2018
New study: Sea level rise accelerating
Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, rather than increasing steadily, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data.
February 16, 2018
See it! Partial solar eclipse
View photos of the February 15, 2018 partial solar eclipse, which was visible from South America.
February 16, 2018
The periodic table song
The complete periodic table of elements ... in song! From the guys at AsapSCIENCE, it's their 2018 version. Enjoy.
February 16, 2018
Young moon and Venus February 16 to 18
This weekend is a wonderful time to start looking for Venus after sunset. Seeing Venus is a challenge now, but the moon will point the way.
February 16, 2018
