May 17 - Wall-E and Eva Update

May 17 Wall-E and Eva Update by:

Wall-E and Eva set record, snag pic The 1st-ever interplanetary CubeSats - nicknamed Wall-E and Eva - are now on their way to Mars. They set a new CubeSat distance record on May 8. Then Wall-E turned back and grabbed an image of the Earth and moon. Tonight … young moon and Venus Thursday night is the best night to see the waxing moon and brightest planet, Venus. Look west after sunset. Meet the fastest-growing black hole Because it sucks in so much gas, this black hole is ultra-luminous. If it sat at the center of our Milky Way, we'd see it shining 10 times more brightly than a full moon. What is peer review? We’ve all heard of peer review. It gives credence to research and scholarly papers. But what does it mean? How does it work?

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Tonight … young moon and Venus In North America, the moon and Venus will appear side by side. Don't miss them!

Wall-E and Eva set record, snag 1st CubeSat pale blue dot This is the 1st distant image of the Earth and moon ever captured by a CubeSat. MarCO-B - nicknamed Wall-E by spacecraft engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory - acquired this image on May 9. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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