Saturday, September 28, 2019

Sept 28 - Top Stories This Week

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This ancient megalithic monument - dating from between 2000-3000 BC - was excavated and studied in the 1920s, drowned in the 1960s, and dry again in 2019. Read more. Image via 1080 Wildlife Productions/AtlasObscura.
Drought reveals a lost Spanish Stonehenge
The Dolmen of Guadalperal - sometimes called the Spanish Stonehenge - is a 7,000-year-old circle of 150 upright stones, now back on dry land in western Spain after 50 years underwater. Read more.
NASA creates stunning new black hole visualization
For decades, astronomical theorists have told us that a black hole's powerful gravity would warp the space around it. This new visualization from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is the best yet. See it here
Was Venus ever habitable?
Venus is super-hot. But scientists have long suspected it may once have had a stable climate and even liquid water. Read more.
More top stories

Found: 3 black holes due to collide

Could a melting exomoon explain Tabby's Star?

IAU names the 2nd interstellar visitor

The 2nd-fastest pulsar, now with gamma rays

Using 3-D models in the search for Mars life

Why Earth has 4 seasons

Meet Delta Cephei, a famous variable star
EarthSky lunar calendars are back in stock

We're guaranteed to sell out, get one while you can! Your support means the world to us and allows us to keep going. Purchase here.
Tonight … Use Great Square to find Andromeda galaxy
Today's sky chart shows you how to star-hop to the Andromeda galaxy - the large spiral galaxy next-door to our Milky Way - from the Great Square of Pegasus. Read more.
Old moon rising over the Atlantic
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Our friend Steve Scanlon has captured many glorious beach photos. This one is from Thursday morning - September 26 - the old moon - a waning crescent moon rising near the sunrise - ascending over the Atlantic Ocean at Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. Visit Steve Scanlon on Facebook.
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