Dec 26 - Life-Filled Universe

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Fossils suggest a universe filled with life    Evidence of life processes found in fossils in 3.5-billion-year-old rocks. Scientists say this work suggests that life in our universe is widespread. X-ray image shows newly born elements     The elements that make up our bodies and everything around us are born inside stars. This new X-ray image shows them being released into space. Insights from an ancient Tibetan ice core A short film about an expedition to Tibet's Guliya Glacier, where scientists drilled a Stone Age ice core going back 600,000 years. Plus a report on what the ice core reveals. Tonight … How can I see the Southern Cross? A signpost of southern skies, but can be glimpsed from southerly latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, too. That means you if you're in Hawaii, near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Leon and Guanajuato in Mexico, or Hanoi in Vietnam … or further south.

Welcome 2018 with an EarthSky lunar calendar Our lunar calendar shows the moon phase for each day of the coming year. Also ... check out the new colors and designs of our EarthSky Cares Tees. A percentage of proceeds collected will be donated to select organizations.

How can I see the Southern Cross now?    Matthew Chin in Hong Kong caught Crux - aka the Southern Cross - from Hong Kong last week.

Red kite Graham Telford captured this image of a red kite on a cold December morning in Towton in Yorkshire, England. He wrote, "It may have been well below zero but I still came home happy." Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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