Nov 24 - Top Stories This Week

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Guide to the bright planets By far the most-viewed post at EarthSky this week. People around the world must have spied dazzling Venus shining in the east before sunup … and wondered what it was. Learn more. Narwhal adopted by belugas Wonderful video in this post! Watch and read more. New NASA video on return to moon and Mars This post had one of the best discussions of the week in its comments section. Watch the video, and tell us what you think of these words: "We're returning to the moon, preparing to go beyond to Mars. We are going. We are NASA."   Kenny Noble Cortes caught Venus on the morning of November 13, 2018 … “while ascending to 38,000 feet out of Seattle, roughly 6:30 in the morning. There was a layer of stratus that sandwiched the sunrise between Earth and it. Venus shining brightly above.” More top stories   Meteorite crater discovered under Greenland ice Merging galaxies fuel mega black holes   For arid Mars-like desert, rain brings death   Venus spectacular in morning sky   How rare are November hurricanes?   Meet the Pleiades star cluster, aka Seven Sisters What we're reading ...   How to control a machine with your brain   Finally, a machine that can finish your sentence

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A 1st glimpse of the Magellanic Clouds Gilbert Vancell caught these 2 dwarf galaxies - satellites to our Milky Way - from Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in Indonesia, home to active volcanoes. Read more.

Summer Triangle in northern autumn In late November and early December, look west in the evening for the Summer Triangle. It's made of the 3 bright stars - Vega, Deneb and Altair - in 3 different constellations. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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