March 9 - Star Plunges Past Black Hole

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Update on S2, the star plunging past the Milky Way's black hole Astronomers report no companion found for S2, the star orbiting near our Milky Way's central black hole. It's an "all-clear" for an exciting test of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity! Don't miss moon, Mars, Saturn The moon is now heading for Mars and Saturn in the predawn sky, but Jupiter is still up there, too, bright and very noticeable. Plus Jupiter begins retrograde motion on Friday, marking the beginning of the best time of year to see it. Day meets night on Jupiter NASA just released this dramatic image from the Juno spacecraft's 11th close flyby of Jupiter. See asteroid 2017 VR12 as it swept past  Asteroid 2017 VR12 passed at 3.76 times the moon's distance on March 7. Here are images and video of its sweep past Earth.

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Day meets night on Jupiter In this Juno image, you're looking up toward Jupiter's equator, seeing swirling cloud formations around Jupiter's south pole.

Don't miss moon, Mars, Saturn It's a great opportunity to identify Mars and Saturn, which are now in the predawn sky. Jupiter is up there, too, very bright and noticeable. See photos of the moon's sweep past Jupiter. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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