EarthSky News - Nov 12 - Top Stories This Week

November 12 Top Stories This Week by:

Remembering Carl Sagan For many, Carl Sagan's name was synonymous with astronomy. Closest supermoon since 1948 See that big bright moon in the evening sky? It's waxing toward an extremely close supermoon on Sunday and Monday nights. No need for dark matter? A new theory of gravity doesn't need dark matter to explain the motions of stars in galaxies. Best places to watch 2017 eclipse Here are 10 great viewing spots to watch the first total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous U.S. since 1979. Why stars twinkle but planets don't Stars and planets both shine steadily, when seen from outer space. But - from Earth - stars twinkle while planets (usually) don't. Here's why.

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SKY ALERT Closest supermoon since 1948 You won't see with your eye that the moon appears bigger. But you might notice it's brighter! Photo composite by C.B. Devgun in India.

today's Image Waxing toward a supermoon Here's last night's moon, and you'll find a big, bright moon in the sky this weekend. Sunday and Monday nights ... supermoon! Photo by our friend Lunar 101 - Moon Book. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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