Aug 26 - NASA Selfies

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NASA Selfies app lets you play astronaut We've had lots of fun playing with this app over the past few days. It lets you generate snapshots of yourself in a virtual spacesuit, posing in front of cosmic destinations like the Orion Nebula or the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Read more. Okay, so, maybe we are nerds. Tonight … Watch for the Full Sturgeon Moon It's likely the moon will have reached the crest of its full phase, and be waning again, by the time you read this. No matter. Tonight's moon will appear round and full in your sky. Read more. Why are some species more likely to go extinct? Death is inevitable for individuals and for species. With help from the fossil record, paleontologists are piecing together what might make one creature more vulnerable than another. Read more. OSIRIS-REx sets sights on asteroid Bennu NASA’s 1st mission to a near-Earth asteroid is now on its final approach, and the space agency released the craft's 1st images late last week. It'll arrive at asteroid Bennu on December 3. Read more. OSIRIS-REx will ultimately survey Bennu's surface, collect a sample and deliver it back to Earth.

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Watch for the full Sturgeon Moon   Last night's moon from Terry Lee Smith, who wrote: "... smoky full moon in Tyhee, Idaho. Our air quality has been extremely poor for the past several weeks due to the numerous wildfires." You'll often see a red moon or sun low in the sky, but wildfire smoke is causing high red moons and suns across North America now.

Sunflowers and clouds Marcia White Bower captured this photo in Syracuse, New York. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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