Sept 30 - A Year Trapped in Arctic Ice

September 30 A Year Trapped in Arctic Ice   by:

The German research icebreaker, Polarstern. Image via the European Space Agency.

Researchers to spend a year trapped in Arctic ice They're calling it the biggest shipborne polar expedition of all time. In October 2019, the icebreaker Polarstern will drop anchor at an Arctic ice floe, with some 100 researchers on board. This international group of scientists will spend a year trapped in the sea ice, studying the Arctic. Read more. What climate change in the Arctic means for the rest of us Air temperatures in the Arctic are increasing at least twice as fast as the global average. What worries climate scientists about the Arctic summer of 2019? And why does it matter for the rest of the world? Read more. Meet Alpha Cephei, a rapidly rotating star While not one of the most conspicuous stars in the night sky, Alderamin - aka Alpha Cephei - is easy to spot, and is interesting for its rapid rotation on its axis. Find it in your sky.

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Tonight … Watch for a young moon after sunset It'll be much easier to catch the moon Monday evening than it was Sunday. Look west shortly after the sun goes down. Read more.

The young moon returns View at EarthSky Community Photos. | And, especially if you're on the southern half of Earth's globe, Venus and Mercury have also returned to the evening sky. Don't miss this beautiful collection of images by Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe. This one shows last night's young moon setting in the exact place the sun set, 50 minutes after sunset. See more young moon photos at EarthSky Community Photos. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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