Jan 11 - Fast Radio Bursts Mystery

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Fast radio bursts: A mystery unfolds Repeating, short, unpredictable radio bursts left astronomers perplexed. Now they think the bursts were twisted by the extreme environment around a supernova or supermassive black hole. Mars life clues from methane and 'sticks' The Curiosity rover has made 2 new and interesting discoveries - the first about methane in Mars' air and the other about stick-rock formations - both related the possibility of life. Genetics reveals secrets of extinct Tasmanian tigers The most complete genome yet for a truly unique marsupial - the Tasmanian tiger - suggests that, if the tigers hadn't been hunted to extinction, they might still have struggled to survive. Before daybreak … Mercury/Saturn conjunction soon! The Mercury/Saturn conjunction is Saturday. On Friday morning - and this weekend - the moon will be pointing toward these planets near the sunrise.

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Before daybreak … Mercury/Saturn conjunction soon! Saturn and Mercury closest Saturday. Friday morning - and this weekend - the moon will be pointing toward them. Look low in the sunrise direction. Binoculars will help you scan near the horizon. Mercury is the brighter object.

Winter light Jörgen Andersson captured Earth's shadow and the Belt of Venus over the Bothnian Sea in Sweden early this month. Right now, this area, at 62 degrees north latitude, gets only around five-and-a-half hours of daylight. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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