July 25 - Planet-Eating Star

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Young star caught eating its planet Astronomers thought some young stars might devour their planets. Now they have the 1st solid evidence - from the Chandra X-ray Observatory - of just such an event caught in the act. Watch the moon sweep past bright Mars Earth will go between Mars and the sun later this week. It's Mars' best and brightest opposition since 2003. Note that the moon will be near Mars during Friday's total lunar eclipse. Start watching Mars and the moon tonight! Coming up … Century's longest lunar eclipse The eclipse is visible on Friday from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and some of South America. No eclipse visible in North America. Click in for links to online coverage. The vanishing of the 1st American dogs "It is fascinating that a huge population of dogs that inhabited all corners of the Americas for thousands of years could have disappeared so rapidly."

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Watch the moon sweep past bright Mars It's the best time to see Mars in 15 years. Now ... the moon gets in on the act.

Tennessee double rainbow Becky Gillum captured this double rainbow in Cherokee Lake, Tennessee. She said, "With all the storms we've been having, it was only a matter of time until a rainbow appeared." Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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