EarthSky News - Feb 5 - Quasar Anniversary

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Today in science: Quasar mystery solved In 1963, Maarten Schmidt suddenly realized that quasars are exceedingly distant and unimaginably luminous. His revelation changed our notion of what the universe is like. Frog tongue action in super slo-mo Frog snags cricket with its 'bungee cord' tongue. Watch it in super slo-mo and find out why it works so well. Star of the week: Canopus Canopus is the 2nd-brightest star in the sky, and it's easy to spot on February evenings, if … Tonight … Moon near Aldebaran Aldebaran is Taurus the Bull's brightest star. The moon isn't just passing near it. It's passing in front of it, as seen from some parts of the globe.

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Tonight … Moon near Aldebaran Aldebaran is Taurus the Bull's brightest star. The moon isn't just passing near it. It's passing in front of it, as seen from some parts of the globe.

Seaside Stefan Nillson took this shot at 5 a.m. on January 28 in Sweden. Brrrr but beautiful! Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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