Apr 20 - Top Stories This Week

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Another asteroid disintegrates over Russia On April 6, dashcam cameras caught a bright meteor in broad daylight over the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. See video. Black hole image confirm Einstein's relativity theory? The theory has been confirmed in 1919. What does the astounding new black hole image say about it? Read more. Does a year in space make you older or younger? Astronaut Scott Kelly spent a year in space aboard ISS while his twin, Mark Kelly, remained on Earth in NASA's Twins study. Check out EarthSky Community Photos today  You'll find many beautiful shots - from our community around the world - of last night's full moon. See 'em here. More top stories Lyrid meteor shower peaks April 23 When and how it rains on the sun A reptile expert takes your burning dragon questions Why is Easter so late this year? Why does the moon seem to follow me? This Chtulhu-like creature crawled the ancient seafloor The strange case of Mars' disappearing methane This week, seek a daytime moon after sunrise

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Don't miss these sunspot photos  We ran the wrong sunspot photo yesterday! Apologies. Here's the one we meant to show you, caught by JV Noriega on April 17, from Manila, Philippines. Isn't it cool? Thanks JV, and thanks to all in the EarthSky community who contributed photos of the sunspot!

So long, sunspot AR 2738 "It was fun while it lasted," wrote Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines earlier today. Dr Ski has been a faithful recorder of AR 2738 as it crossed the sun's face over the past 2 weeks. This photo shows it on the sun's limb, about to rotate out of view. See Dr Ski's photos here. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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