Oct 7 - Black Holes Spiraling Closer

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In the videos, you can see complex effects caused by gravitational lensing, when one supermassive black hole passes in front of the other. Image via NASA. Good morning! Watch, as black holes spiral closer A new simulation by scientists lets you witness supermassive black holes about to collide. One shows them from outside the system, just 40 orbits from merging. The other places you in their midst. Watch. Construction begins on ESA's Plato planet-hunter The European Space Agency's next big planet-hunting mission - the Plato space telescope - will continue the search for rocky and potentially habitable worlds orbiting other stars. Read more. Groundbreaking science from ultra-close orbits of Saturn Last year, in its Grand Finale, the Cassini spacecraft dove repeatedly between Saturn and its rings. This week, 6 teams of researchers published new research based on Cassini's final days and those daredevil dives. Read more. Spectacular Draconid meteor shower in 2018? Monday evening (not after midnight) is the likely peak, but Sunday evening might produce some meteors, too. You might see only a handful of meteors. Or, because its parent comet passed close to Earth in September, you might see more. Read more.

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Find the Draconid radiant point You don’t have to identify a meteor shower’s radiant point to watch the show. But the radiant of the Draconids is fun to find! Here's how to do it.

Cloud shadow over Las Vegas Bettina Berg captured it this week. Thanks, Bettina! Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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