March 14 - Woot! 4,001 Exoplanets and Counting

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Woot! 4,001 exoplanets and counting The Exoplanet Team, led by the Observatoire de Paris, announced this week that the list of known exoplanets - planets orbiting distant stars - has grown to 4,001! Read more. See the Opportunity rover's last image Opportunity - nicknamed "Oppy" - was active on Mars from 2004 until June, 2018, when a planet-wide dust storm covered it. Its final image is a panorama, acquired from Opportunity's final resting place in Mars' Perseverance Valley. Read more. New species of killer whale? In January, scientists captured footage of what might be a new species of killer whale near Antarctica. Watch videos.

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Moon and Winter Circle Notice that the Winter Circle has a triangle inside it. Read more.

Galaxy with a tail View larger. | This striking image shows just a part of the spectacular tail emerging from a spiral galaxy nicknamed D100. Read more. Image via ESA/Hubble & NASA, Cramer et al. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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