Jan 18 - Michigan Meteor, Young Moon

January 18 Michigan Meteor, Young Moon by:

Fireball lit up Michigan night skies A brilliant fireball lit up skies in the U.S. state of Michigan Tuesday night and caused the equivalent of a magnitude 2.0 earthquake. Tonight … Go young moon hunting Few saw last night's moon, but you might see tonight's. Look low in the sunset direction, as the sky darkens. Why did passenger pigeons die out? In the 19th century, passenger pigeons were so numerous that hunters competed to shoot as many as possible. But the last passenger pigeon died in the Cincinnati Zoo over 100 years ago. How did it all go so wrong? How massive can neutron stars be? Settling a long debate, astrophysicists at Goethe University Frankfurt now say neutron stars can't exceed the mass of 2.16 suns.

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Tonight … Go young moon hunting Robert Pettengill of Austin, Texas caught the moon on the last evening of fall - December 20, 2017 - from Austin, Texas. The pale glow on the darkened portion of the crescent is called earthshine.

A new day from space The crew aboard the International Space Station sees a sunrise every 90 minutes. Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov captured this one on January 8. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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