EarthSky News - Nov 20 - Top Stories This Week

November 20 Top Stories This Week by:

Team solves mystery of London killer fog Researchers have determined the cause of a fog that blanketed London in December 1952, killing about 12,000 people. An underwater Stone Age settlement Exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site off the coast of Sweden. China's new feathered Mud Dragon dino A scientist called it "one of the most beautiful, but saddest, fossils I've ever seen." What makes a halo around the sun or moon? A large ring of light around the sun or moon is called a 22-degree halo by scientists. What would happen if the sun disappeared? Check out this infographic. Which bird migrates the farthest? Over its lifetime, this bird can fly nearly 3 times the distance from Earth to the moon. November is the month of the Pleiades The Pleiades cluster reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight. Tonight … Moon, near Regulus, aims for Jupiter Early birds can watch the moon near Regulus on the morning of November 21. In the coming mornings, watch the moon edge toward bright Jupiter before dawn.

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tonight Moon, near Regulus, aims for Jupiter Early birds can watch the moon near Regulus on the morning of November 21. In the coming mornings, watch the moon edge toward bright Jupiter before dawn.

today's Image Summer storm off New Hampshire Josh Blash captured this cool image in June, showing a summer storm in the Atlantic, just off the coast. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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