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Moon and Spica on September 4
You can use tonight's waxing crescent moon to find the dazzling planet Venus at dusk and the star Spica at nightfall.
September 4, 2016
Find the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae
Take a dip in the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae on these September evenings, especially if you're in a place where you can see the starlit band of the Milky Way.
September 3, 2016
Hidden reef behind Great Barrier Reef
It's vast, said the scientists who measured it, but hidden by the sea.
September 3, 2016
Moon and Venus on September 3
Look for the moon and Venus low in the west shortly after sunset. Venus is bright and will appear against the bright twilight. Don't wait too late, or they will have set!
September 3, 2016
Hurricane Hermine strikes Florida coast
National Weather Service in Tallahassee reported that Hermine made landfall east of St. Marks, near Tallahassee, early Friday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.
September 2, 2016
Space X explosion at Cape Canaveral
No injuries in Thursday's explosion on a SpaceX launch pad at Cape Canaveral. But Facebook's planned satellite is no more.
September 1, 2016
New record for farthest galaxy cluster
A new record for the most distant galaxy cluster has been set. Astronomers say the cluster, 11.1 billion light-years away, might have been caught right after birth.
September 1, 2016
Satellite image: After Italy’s earthquake
Satellite images reveal the full extent of destruction following Italy’s earthquake on August 24, 2016. More information and links to the map set here.
September 1, 2016
No alien signal, says SETI astronomer
A strong signal from a sunlike star sparked speculation this week that we might - at last - have heard from an alien civilization. Now astronomers say ... no.
August 31, 2016
Will Planet 9 spell doom for solar system?
No, not Nibiru. Theoretical astronomers describe how a hypothetical Planet 9 could hurtle Jupiter into interstellar space when the sun dies, billions of years from now.
August 31, 2016
