EarthSky News - Nov 4 - Top Stories This Week

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How do human genes act in space? "Looking at gene expression ... we really see an explosion, like fireworks taking off, as soon as the human body gets into space." Small object visits from beyond solar system This small asteroid (or comet) passed under Earth's orbit on October 14 at about 60x the moon's distance. November guide to the bright planets Which planets to see in your sky this month, and when. Deep-sea nightmares and other ocean spookiness Video starring eerie denizens of the ocean depths. Twin Yellowstone super-eruptions altered climate The last eruption was actually 2 closely-spaced eruptions that put the brakes on a global-warming trend, says study. What is dark matter? Cosmologists are heading back to their chalkboards to figure it out. Is telekinesis real? Possible, or total sci-fi? Plus a second video on the existence of parallel universes. Tonight … Hunter's Moon shines on The Northern Hemisphere's Hunter's Moon is bright and in the sky all night, making it tough to see the peak of the South Taurid meteor shower. Never fear. It's a wide peak, and the shower produces many fireballs!

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Tonight … Hunter's Moon shines on Mike Cohea was in Newport, Rhode Island last night, when he caught this image of the moonrise. Seconds later, a cruise ship passed ... Nice timing, Mike! Click in to see the video.

Asteroids photobomb distant galaxies This is a Hubble image of galaxy cluster Abell 370, which contains several hundred galaxies, located approximately 4 billion light-years away.. The thin, white trails that look like curved or S-shaped streaks are from asteroids that reside, on average, only about 160 million miles from Earth. Find out more about this image and see another one. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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