EarthSky News - June 25 - Top Stories This Week

June 25 Top Stories This Week by:

Kepler finds 10 Earth-like exoplanets Kepler space telescope has identified 219 new exoplanet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and in the habitable zone of their star. Global coral bleaching event likely ending Good news for coral reefs. Top 10 things about brown recluse spiders It's their active season in the Northern Hemisphere. Why the hottest weather isn't on the longest day The year's longest day for us on northern Earth has passed. But the hottest weather is still to come. Flying with the world's fastest bird   Amazing video here. The eclipse is just 2 lunations away Guy Ottewell shares his profound understanding of lunar cycles and the coming total solar eclipse. Tonight … Young moon after sunset From most places worldwide, except at far-northern latitudes, the moon will set about an hour after sunset on June 25. Look for it near the sunset point.

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Tonight … Young moon after sunset Clouded out tonight? Try early in the coming week, when you'll find the crescent farther from the sunset glare.

Last night's extremely young moon Photo and animation by Helio C. Vital of an extremely young moon - only 18 hours past the new phase - setting over a hill Saturday evening, as seen from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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EarthSky News - Apr 2 - Top Stories This Week

April 2 Top Stories This Week by:

April guide to the bright planets Especially watch for Jupiter around now, which will have its yearly opposition on April 7. See charts below. Favorite octopus videos   Remarkable cephalopods show their stuff in 5 cool videos. Super halos around very young galaxies Seen when the universe was only 8% of its current age. Help EarthSky stay an independent voice Our once-a-year fundraiser is happening now. We're 28% of the way to our goal. Donate here. If you've already donated, you rock! Another Planet 9 search, and you can help Is there an another, unseen major planet in our solar system? Watch a full rotation of the moon From a spacecraft in a polar orbit around the moon since 2009. Tonight ... Moon in Winter Circle Sure, it's spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn down south. But the great pattern of the Winter Circle is still visible, and the moon is moving through it.

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Tonight ... Look for Jupiter Earth will go between Jupiter and the sun on April 7. You can't miss Jupiter. It's the brightest thing ascending in the east each evening now. But - just to be sure - follow the arc in the Big Dipper's handle. Jupiter is near the star Spica.

Here's another way to be sure it's Jupiter ... Look for the small, square-ish constellation Corvus the Crow nearby. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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