Saturday, May 11, 2019

May 11 - Top Stories This Week

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The strangest crab that has ever lived
Meet Callichimaera perplexa, an extinct species that scientists call ‘the platypus of crabs’
What you need to know about derechos
These violent storms typically form in late spring and summer.
Why Pluto is losing its atmosphere: Winter is coming
Pluto is in a part of its orbit where its distance from the sun is steadily increasing. That fact is devastating its atmosphere.
More top stories

Researchers find water in samples from asteroid

Unfathomably deep oceans on alien water worlds?

Was moon created from proto-Earth magma?

Microplastics found in remote Pyrenees Mountains

Star formation burst created 50% of Milky Way disk stars

Today in science: Neil Armstrong's close call
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Next few evenings … Moon sweeps through Leo
These next few nights - May 11 to 13 - the moon is located in the direction of the constellation Leo the Lion. You'll see the moon near the star that represents the Lion's Heart, and then one that represents the Lion's Tail. Read more.
Storm on the way
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Fredric Walder took this photo at Canyonlands National Park in Utah on April 30. He said: “A storm was developing to the west over the mesas and canyons, showers were visible, and an eye-shaped clearing showed the sunlight and illuminated a feature at this overlook spot.” Thank you, Fredric!
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