EarthSky News - Jan 28 - Orion Nebula: Where Stars are Born

January 28 Orion Nebula: Where Stars are Born by:

Orion Nebula: Where stars are born Your eye sees it as a tiny, hazy spot. But it's a vast region of star formation. Shark attacks drop to average in 2016 After 2015's record year, 2016 saw fewer shark attacks worldwide. Here in the U.S., the most happened in Florida. When lava meets sea Time-lapse of sea and sky shot on Hawaii in December. Watch what happens when lava flowing from the Kilauea Volcano meets the ocean. Tonight … Will you see the young moon? You'll surely see Venus in the west after sunset. It's the brightest thing up there and heading toward its time of greatest brilliancy. The young moon will be tougher to see.

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Tonight … Will you see the young moon? It'll probably be even slimmer, even closer to the sunset, than the moon in this photo by Ken Christison.

Space station moon photo The International Space Station flying in front of the moon on January 14 as seen from the European Space Agency's space science center near Madrid, Spain. Photo by Michel Breitfellner, Manuel Castillo, Abel de Burgos and Miguel Perez Ayucar. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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