EarthSky News - Jan 24 - Asteroid to Pass Between Earth and Moon Tonight

January 24 Asteroid to Pass Between Earth and Moon Tonight by:

Asteroid to pass between Earth and moon It'll be tonight or Wednesday, depending on your time zone. Asteroid 2017 BX - found just days ago - is maybe about as big as a house. See all 5 bright planets tonight The parade of 5 bright planets visible in Earth's sky tonight will conclude with the moon and Mercury rising, as darkness ebbs into dawn Wednesday morning. Today in science: Voyager 2 meets Uranus On January 24, 1986, Voyager 2 became the first and, so far, the only craft from Earth to see this world up close.  What are the seasons like on Uranus? Uranus lies nearly sideways with respect to its orbit around the sun. That sideways tilt makes a huge difference to its seasons!

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Favorite photos from this weekend Hellllloooo, sun! Jörgen Norrland Andersson in Sweden said he welcomed the sun back this weekend.

GOES-16 satellite sends 1st images of Earth GOES-16 captured this view of the moon on January 15, as it looked across Earth's surface. Like earlier GOES satellites, this one will use the moon for calibration. More new GOES-16 images here. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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