EarthSky News - Jan 5 - Watch 2017's 1st Spacewalk

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Watch year's 1st spacewalk on Friday Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will perform the 1st spacewalk of 2017 on Friday, January 6. Live TV coverage starts at 5:30 a.m. EDT (1030 UTC). The spacewalk begins at 7 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC). Translate to your timezone. Home galaxy found for fast radio burst In a breakthrough study, astronomers pinpointed the location in the sky of a sporadically repeating, milliseconds-long fast radio burst. First quarter moon comes January 5 A first quarter moon rises at noon and is highest at sunset. Next full moon is January 12 at 11:34 UTC. Tonight … How to locate planet Uranus With the moon waxing to full, you're not likely to see Uranus tonight with the eye alone. But get ready with these charts and other info. How your brain play tricks your eyes Your eyes don't always tell you the truth, thanks to your brain. Fun video from the guys at AsapSCIENCE.

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How to locate planet Uranus With the moon waxing to full, you're not likely to see Uranus tonight with the unaided eye. But get ready with these charts and other info.

First quarter moon comes January 5 Last night's moon - nearly first quarter - from Karl Diefenderfer in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. It'll reach its exact first quarter phase today at 19:47 UTC. Translate to your time zone. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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