Jan 4 - Tabby's Star

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No alien megastructure for Tabby's Star  This star’s odd, sporadic dimmings and brightenings caused speculation about vast structures built by alien civilizations. But a crowd-funded observing campaign led to a different conclusion. Today in science: Isaac Newton's birthday Born in 1643, Isaac Newton's insights laid a foundation for our modern understanding of celestial motion, light and gravity. 10 places to find snow beyond Earth From NASA, here are 10 snowy or icy worlds beyond our own. Tonight … Moon and Regulus Look for the moon and Regulus to climb above your eastern horizon around mid-evening, that is, midway between your local sunset and midnight.

Welcome 2018 with an EarthSky lunar calendar Our lunar calendar shows the moon phase for each day of the coming year. Also ... check out the new colors and designs of our EarthSky Cares Tees. A percentage of proceeds collected will be donated to select organizations.

Tonight … Moon and Regulus From some places, the moon will pass in front of Regulus.

Flower pointers to Magellanic Clouds In this image from Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, 2 flax flowers point to the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds. Photo by Hilde Hoven/Good Heavens Co. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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