EarthSky News - Feb 26 - Top Stories / Annular Eclipse

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Today's ring of fire eclipse The annular eclipse of the sun on February 26, 2017 takes place in the Southern Hemisphere, along a very narrow path that runs through South America and Africa. Nearby TRAPPIST-1 has 7 Earth-sized planets Three of them are firmly in the habitable zone. Help astronomers look for Planet 9 You can help astronomers find it, if it exists! Scientists spy 8th continent, Zealandia A long-lost land mass is submerged in the depths of the southwestern Pacific Ocean. How did horses evolve? New 'tree of life,' shows how horses evolved over the past 18 million years. Watch live panda cam Listen to birds chirp and watch pandas loll around and chew on bamboo. Peace ... When does the Age of Aquarius begin? It starts when the vernal equinox point moves out of Pisces and into Aquarius. But when is that?

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Today's ring of fire eclipse The annular eclipse of the sun on February 26, 2017 takes place in the Southern Hemisphere, along a very narrow path that runs through South America and Africa.

Stacked moons A stack of moon images from Friday morning taken at 1 minute intervals as the moon rose from the horizon, by Ken Christison. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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