EarthSky News - Oct 27 - A Potential Human Habitat on the Moon?

October 27 A Potential Human Habitat on the Moon? by:

A potential human habitat on the moon? A new study says a hole in the moon's Marius Hills region is the skylight of an underground lava tube large enough to house a city. Webcam surveys high clouds on Mars A webcam on ESA's Mars Express has acquired an unprecedented catalog of more than 21,000 images, providing a global survey of unusual, high-altitude, martian clouds. Star of the week: Mirach The orange-colored star Mirach in the constellation Andromeda acts as your guide star to 3 different galaxies. Tonight … Shedding light on the moon's dark side A far side of the moon remains hidden from Earth, but doesn't stay permanently dark.

Last day to get your lunar calendar 25% OFF Less than 24 hours left to get your 2018 EarthSky lunar calendar 25% OFF. Purchase at The EarthSky Store. 100's of people have already started receiving their calendars, thanks for the support!

Shedding light on the moon's dark side First quarter moon comes at 22:22 UTC today (at U.S. time zones: 6:22 p.m. EDT, 5:22 p.m. CDT, 4:22 p.m. MDT and 3:22 p.m. PDT; translate to your time zone.

Star trails over Smiths Falls When a camera captures a star's movement across the sky, it's called a star trail. Fiona M. Donnelly captured this image on October 21, in Smiths Falls, Ontario. She wrote, "Our Earth's rotation during a one-hour period." Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

by: