EarthSky News - Nov 17 - More Evidence for Pluto's Ocean

November 17 More Evidence for Pluto's Ocean by:

A slushy ocean beneath Pluto's heart? A bulging, viscous, liquid ocean may lie beneath Pluto's heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio. If it exists, it solves a longstanding puzzle about this region. Team solves mystery of London killer fog A fog blanketed London in December 1952, killing as many as 12,000 people. Its exact cause and nature puzzled researchers for decades … until now. Tonight … Watch for the moon and the Twins The two bright stars near tonight's moon are Castor and Pollux in the constellation Gemini, legendary Twins of sky mythology. Star of the week: Almach is a quadruple star system Almach looks like a single star to the eye and like a colorful double star through a telescope. But today we know Almach as four stars.

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tonight Watch for the moon and the Twins Castor and Pollux are noticeable for being bright and close together. But they aren't really twin stars. Pollux is brighter and golden in color, while Castor is fainter and appears white.

today's Image Close lightning strike with slow motion Peter Lowenstein said this lightning "gave me a fright as the flash was very bright and was accompanied by a very loud bang." Video here. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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