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Planet Uranus in moon’s glare on December 27
The December 27 moon is close to the 7th planet, Uranus. The lunar glare glare will make it tough to spot, but notice stars nearby ... and come back when the moon is gone.
December 27, 2017
Fossils suggest a universe filled with life
Evidence of life processes found in fossils in 3.5-billion-year-old rocks. Scientists say this work suggests life in our universe is widespread.
December 26, 2017
Red kite
Graham Telford captured this image of a red kite on a cold December morning in Towton in Yorkshire, England.
December 26, 2017
Focus on stars Betelgeuse and Rigel
Many constellations have a bright star, but Orion has two: Rigel and Betelgeuse.
December 25, 2017
X-ray image shows newly born elements
The elements that make up our bodies and everything around us are born inside stars. This new X-ray image shows them being released into space.
December 24, 2017
Scientists explain insights from ancient Tibetan ice core
A short film about an expedition to Tibet's Guliya Glacier, where scientists drilled a Stone Age ice core going back 600,000 years. Plus a report on what the ice core reveals.
December 23, 2017
SpaceX launch wowed many, scared some, in SoCal
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch created an eerie display in the night sky over southern California on the night of December 22. Photos and video here.
December 23, 2017
Is the star RZ Piscium eating its planets?
Astronomers knew this star was "winking," or dimming erratically. They thought it might be young. Now they think RZ Piscium might be more evolved than our sun, and hungry.
December 22, 2017
Catch Mercury in the morning sky
It's in the sunrise direction before sunup, but very low in the sky. Luckily, 2 other planets - Mars and Jupiter - are pointing to Mercury.
December 22, 2017
