March 30 - Tiangong-1 Due to Fall

March 30 Tiangong-1 Due to Fall by:

Astronomers capture video of Tiangong-1, before it falls Tiangong-1 now appears brighter in our skies as the Chinese space station descends toward Earth. It's due to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend. Astronomers are catching it! Their videos here. Tonight and tomorrow … Moon in Virgo Virgo the Maiden is a large, faint, rambling constellation with a single bright star, Spica. You'll see this star near the moon the next few evenings. By the way, Saturday night's moon is the second Blue Moon of 2018. Why is Easter so early this year? Yes, April 1 is an early Easter, but 2018 doesn't hold a record for the earliest possible Easter.  Runaway star in Small Magellanic Cloud√-√ done yesterday The star is a rare yellow supergiant. It's speeding across its little galaxy fast enough to travel from Los Angeles to New York in about half a minute.

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Tonight and tomorrow … Moon in Virgo From around the world on March 30 and 31, watch for the bright moon to shine near Spica, Virgo's brightest star.

Bye bye winter sky  Our friends at Project Nightflight shot this image on a cold and windy night around full moon at a favorite observing site in Austria. They wrote, "The next few weeks are the last chance to observe Sirius, Orion and the Hyades in the evening sky. Then we say goodbye to our old friends of the winter skies." Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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