Saturday, June 2, 2018

June 2 - Top Stories This Week

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New evidence for Planet Nine
New study concludes that a large, as-yet-unknown Planet Nine is influencing the behavior of an oddball object in the outer solar system.
Help EarthSky keep going!
Wow! We are 40% of the way toward our crowd-funding campaign goal already. Y'all rock! Thank you for your help in keeping EarthSky going.
Viewing Saturn's rings soon? Read me 1st
Photos are great, but can't match seeing the rings for yourself.
The Standard Model theory of particle physics
"As a theoretical physicist, I’d prefer 'The Absolutely Amazing Theory of Almost Everything'."
On and in extinction
"I am living a few hundred feet above a scar, a surface representing the worst disaster ever inflicted on planet Earth."
Top 10 new species 2018
Which is your favorite?
Could we learn E.T.'s language?
Linguists explain why they think it's possible.
The real story behind that melted camera
Here’s the story behind the picture.

Before dawn ... Moon, Saturn, Mars 

Did you see them this morning? Look again on Sunday and notice how the moon has moved.

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Sunset with lightning over Illinois
Russ Adams captured this glorious image in Pike County, Illinois, last Saturday evening.
Before dawn ... Moon, Saturn, Mars
The best time to see both Saturn and Mars is approaching!
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