EarthSky News - July 31 - More Life Keys in Titan's Atmosphere

July 31 More Life Keys in Titan's Atmosphere by:

More life keys in Titan's atmosphere Scientists expand their knowledge of the stew of ingredients in the atmosphere of Saturn's large moon Titan, and contemplate whether Titan has cooked up life. Iridescent cloud? Or circumhorizon arc? It's easy to confuse these 2 elusive, colorful, beautiful daytime sky phenomena. How can you tell the difference? This week … Waxing gibbous moon It's waxing toward full moon on August 7-8, obliterating the annual meteors showers and edging toward a lunar eclipse, then a solar eclipse.  How do jellyfish swim? Jellyfish float on ocean currents, but they also swim in a couple of different ways.  This post has 2 videos showing 2 different jellyfish propulsion mechanisms.

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This week … Waxing gibbous moon Waxing gibbous moon - more than half lighted but less than full - via OMladyO in Switzerland.

Storm moving in Niccole Kowalski said she witnessed this rainbow on Saturday, forming over the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, while a storm was moving in. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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