EarthSky News - Dec 11 - Top Stories This Week

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Gravity waves over China Gravity waves traveling up from the lower atmosphere caused this. Cassini's penultimate orbit: 1st images Cassini spacecraft at Saturn now in its final year. Why were prehistoric insects so huge? Before the dinosaurs, giant insects ruled the world. Human ancestor Lucy a tree climber Analysis of her fossilized skeleton suggests she could climb trees. Landing on Mars is hard Mars' atmospheric pressure is less than 1% that of Earth, so spacecraft come down hard. Arctic sea ice at record low Record lows for Earth's floating cap of ice in November. Astronomers find giant galaxy being born The Spiderweb Galaxy is 3 times the diameter of our Milky Way. New Zealand quake reveals new land Before and after images. Next few nights … Geminid meteors in moonlight Peak night probably Tuesday through Wednesday morning. But watch Sunday and Monday nights, too. Moonlight will hinder the view.

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Geminid meteors in moonlight, but Jupiter bright before dawn You won't see as many Geminids this year, but, if you're out before dawn, watch for bright Jupiter, too. Tom Wildoner caught this photo December 6 and wrote: "Jupiter simply looks awesome early in the morning just coming up through the bare trees of the Broad Mountain here in Carbon County, Pennsylvania."

Bright early Geminid meteor The 2016 Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of a full moon. Eliot Herman caught this early Geminid, emerging from its radiant point into a moonless sky. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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the guardian today Sunday 11 Dec 2016 Headlines More » Turkey declares day of mourning after bombing kills 29 and wounds 166 Police targeted in explosions outside football stadium a few hours after match between two of Turkey's top teams Bob Dylan Nobel prize speech: this is 'truly beyond words' Australian chosen by Trump once called president-elect a 'marketer of fantasy' Shock figures show Tory plans are 'making social care worse' Mogadishu bombing: deadly blast at port of Somali capital Ed Miliband joins call for soft Brexit as conflict in Labour grows Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Anthony Joshua dominates Eric Molina to set up Wladimir Klitschko showdown Anthony Joshua cleared the way to a new year showdown with Wladimir Klitschko after dispatching American Eric Molina in the third round to retain his IBF heavyweight title in Manchester India v England, fourth Test: day four – live! AA Gill dies weeks after revealing he had cancer in restaurant review My best friend met the love of her life – and I can't cope Anthony Joshua beats Eric Molina to retain IBF world heavyweight title – as it happened Don't think the sound of silence means the end of Labour's war | Andrew Rawnsley Sport More » Jamie Vardy hat-trick leads Leicester demolition of Manchester City England and Lions face Dylan Hartley headache as red-card hearing looms Barnsley's slip suggests football's child protection system still has holes Comment is free More » Brexit must be fair to working people – or there will be a backlash | Ed Miliband Think airlines can't make flying any worse? Think again | Dave Schilling Government will use education to offer hope to young offenders Culture More » Can you imagine a world without Star Wars, Harry Potter or Oasis? Tina Brown: 'The Trumps look like a Kardashian Camelot' Slavoj Žižek: 'We are all basically evil, egotistical, disgusting' Business More » Ex-BBC chief calls on Theresa May to resist Rupert Murdoch's Sky bid Non-Opec countries agree to cut oil output to ease glut Technology More » The top 30 gadgets of 2016 Australia's changing landscape through Google timelapse – video Travel More » The hunt for Norway's perfect Christmas tree Top 10 winter city breaks in Europe Life and style More » Turin, Italy's first 'vegetarian city' Get out of my echo chamber. It's cosy in here Eyewitness picture of the day More » Gaby, 18, a member of an LGBT community that has come together and taken over a disused building to escape local homophobia. Reuters Football Comment is free Environment Get more Guardian emails

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