Saturday, January 20, 2018

Jan 20 - Top Stories This Week

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Saturn moon Titan has a sea level

A new topographic map and confirmation that nature works on Titan as it does on Earth.
Why did passenger pigeons die out?
The last passenger pigeon died in the Cincinnati Zoo just over 100 years ago. What went wrong?
Scientists expect 1st direct black hole image soon
They hope to capture a direct image of a black hole's event horizon.
Drone recon finds ancient Silk Road irrigation system
This irrigation system in arid northwest China is 1,600 years old.
2017 was record-setting for warmth
NASA and NOAA both say the past 4 years are the hottest yet recorded.
Cloud tower, view from space
Astronaut’s photo of a massive vertical cloud formation.
Whirlpool movement seen in earliest galaxies
Only 800 million years after the Big Bang ...whirlpool shapes.
A 3D journey through the Orion Nebula
Unprecedented, 3-dimensional, fly-through view.
EarthSky's 2018 meteor shower guide
Plan ahead now for an awesome year of meteor-watching.
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Winter Blues
Sunset on Copt Hill, Sunderland, UK. Gary Pescod took this photo on January 18.
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Star-hop from Pegasus to Andromeda galaxy
This sky chart covers a larger portion of sky than our charts usually do. Your hand - held at arm's length - should be able to slip in between any 2 Great Square stars. In a dark sky, the galaxy is obvious … a big patch of hazy light!
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