Monday, May 7, 2018

May 7 - Astonishing Jupiter

color-facebook-96.png
color-twitter-96.png
color-instagram-96.png
color-link-96.png

New science from Jupiter

When the Juno spacecraft recently flew over the poles of Jupiter, researchers were astonished. This 5-minute video from NASA explores the latest discoveries.

This week we go between the sun and Jupiter

This is Jupiter's yearly opposition, marking the middle of the best months in 2018 to see the planet.

Help NASA create world's largest landslide database   

Researchers have launched a citizen science project requesting your reports on landslides you've seen, heard about in the news, or found in an online database. Photos welcome!

What causes landslides?

The culprit is usually water.

The EarthSky Store

Help us keep presenting your world, and cosmos, to you. Plus get some cool astronomy swag while doing so!

This week we go between the sun and Jupiter

We sweep between this world and the sun on May 9 at 1 UTC (May 8 at 8 p.m. Central Daylight Time; translate UTC to your time).

Eta Aquariid in moonlight

Who says you can't catch meteors in moonlight? Check out this beautiful shot of one of this weekend's Eta Aquariid meteors from Eliot Herman in Tucson.
Submit your photo to EarthSky here!
Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Instagram
Website

No comments:

Post a Comment