Tuesday, July 2, 2019

July 2 - Planets for Teegarden's Star

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Artist's concept comparing sunsets as viewed from Earth and from each of the 2 newly discovered planets orbiting Teegarden’s Star. Image via PHL @ UPR Arecibo.

Cool! Teegarden's Star has Earth-sized planets in its habitable zone

The habitable zone is where liquid water can exist. Teegarden's Star's star is only 12.5 light-years from Earth. Astronomers have discovered 2 new Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting in this nearby habitable zone. Read more.

Astronomers pinpoint the source of a fast radio burst

"This is the big breakthrough that the field has been waiting for since astronomers discovered fast radio bursts in 2007," one team member said. Read more.

6 things to know about carbon dioxide 

Scientists say increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere is causing global temperatures to warm - sea levels to rise - and storms, droughts, floods and fires to become more severe. Here are 6 things about CO2 you might not know.

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South American solar eclipse on July 2

View larger. | The path of the July 2, 2019, total solar eclipse runs diagonally across Chile and Argentina. You must be within this path to see the total eclipse. For some distance on either side of it, a partial eclipse can be seen. Diagram via Mark Littmann and Fred Espenak.

Pacific gopher snake in a California creek

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Elizabeth Bettenhausen caught this photo in Santa Rosa Creek Lagoon, Cambria, California, on June 26. She wrote: "Jack, a young boy on vacation, sighted the Pacific gopher snake ... His grandmother, a long-time resident of this coastal town, had never seen one in the creek before. Neither had I." Thank you, Elizabeth!

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