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Happy super Hunter Moon!
The full moon on October 15-16 is the Northern Hemisphere's Hunter's Moon. It also ushers in the 1st of 3 full-moon supermoons in 2016.
October 15, 2016
Mars and the Teapot
Modern stargazers have a hard time seeing a Centaur in the constellation Sagittarius. But the pattern of The Teapot is easy to make out.
October 14, 2016
Hubble reveals 10 times more galaxies
The universe suddenly looks a lot more crowded, thanks to a deep-sky census assembled from surveys taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories.
October 13, 2016
Do you have a 2nd brain … in your gut?
We're controlled by more than just our thoughts. New video from AsapSCIENCE
October 13, 2016
The graceful arc of the ecliptic
The ecliptic is the path of the sun across our sky, and also of the moon and planets. This photo illustrates it beautifully.
October 13, 2016
Minor lunar standstill and Hunter’s Moon
The moon's appearance in our sky follows a cycle. The cycle of minor lunar standstills diminishes some Hunter's Moon characteristics in 2016.
October 12, 2016
The Milky Way’s ancient heart
Astronomers found RR Lyrae stars at our Milky Way galaxy's core. They now believe ancient globular star clusters may have merged to form the core of the Milky Way.
October 12, 2016
Warm ocean currents are slowing down
Satellite data and ocean sensors show a definite slowdown since 2004 in ocean currents that warm eastern North America and western Europe.
October 12, 2016
The fate of worlds orbiting 2 suns
These Tatooine worlds, as they're called, might be the ultimate survivors, as their 2 stars begin aging in ways that are sometimes threatening or even catastrophic.
October 12, 2016
Mercury and Jupiter before dawn
A lucky few caught the Mercury-Jupiter conjunction this week, because these worlds are so near the sunrise. Thank you to all who contributed!
October 12, 2016
