Feb 24 - Top Stories This Week

February 24 Top Stories This Week by:

Where narwhals like to hang out  They're among the ocean's most elusive creatures. Green moon on April 20, 2018? Nah  It's odd what people will believe, isn't it? Amateur astronomer captures a supernova's 1st light  He was testing a new camera on his telescope. ALMA telescope spies a supermassive black hole's spinning disk Confirmation of a black hole's encircling disk. Will you see the Humanity Star?  Is it possible to see? How to try ... See it! Friday night's moon and star People around the world last night caught the moon near the bright star Aldebaran. Violent blast from Sinabung volcano Dramatic 1st moments of the February 19 eruption in Indonesia. Hubble sees Neptune's dark storm die   Track Neptune's storms, in this NASA video. Watch an octopus get spiky Octopuses and cuttlefish erect 3D spikes in self-defense. The periodic table song  The complete periodic table of elements ... in song!

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Tonight ... Moon inside Winter Circle Be sure to notice the different colors of these stars.

Friday night's moon and star This photo is from Patrick Casaert of Meaux, France. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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