Oct 4 - Exomoon?

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"It was definitely a shocking moment to see that Hubble light curve, my heart started beating a little faster … " Good morning!   Did the Hubble telescope find the 1st exomoon? Astronomers have tantalizing new evidence for a possible Neptune-sized moon orbiting the gas giant planet Kepler-1625b, some 8,000 light-years away. Read more. MASCOT returns 1st image from asteroid Ryugu Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft deployed the MASCOT lander to asteroid Ryugu yesterday. Now, MASCOT has returned its 1st image. Read more. Next few mornings … Moon and Leo before sunup The lit portion of the waning moon always points eastward. That's also the moon's direction of travel in front of the background stars. Read more. Arctic sea ice reaches 2018 minimum Arctic sea ice has dropped to its minimum extent - the smallest area covered by sea ice - for the year. The 2018 minimum ties for the 6th-lowest in the satellite record. Read more. Scientists track sea ice in the Arctic as it grows to a maximum extent through the winter and shrinks back in the summer to its minimum extent in September each year. Image via NASA.

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Next few mornings … Moon and Leo before dawn On Friday morning, the lit side of the waning moon will be pointing toward Regulus, Leo's brightest star and the Lion's Heart. Note that Regulus is part of a backwards question mark pattern. This pattern is called The Sickle. Read more.

Zap! Lightning strikes Empire State Building Alexander Krivenyshev of WorldTimeZone.com took this photo of a bolt of lightning striking New York City's Empire State Building on Tuesday night. On the same evening, he also captured lightning striking the city's One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the U.S. See both images. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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