March 28 - Birth of a Solar System

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Here's a solar system being born Astronomers have spied 2 rings of dust around a young star, DM Tau. The image shows what our own solar system might have looked like as its planets were forming, 4.6 billion years ago. Read more. NASA proposes mission to Neptune moon Triton Triton is Neptune's largest moon. It's a bizarre and geologically active world - a possible ocean moon - visited by Voyager 2 in 1989. Now, NASA has proposed a new mission called Trident to sweep past Triton again in 2038. Read more. How coyote pups get used to humans Across North America, coyotes are moving into urban environments. While human residents are having to get used to their new animal neighbors, coyotes are also habituating to people. Read more.

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Before sunup … Moon, Jupiter, Saturn Pluto is a million times fainter than Saturn and more than 2 thousand times fainter than the faintest star visible to the unaided eye on a dark, moonless night. On March 29, the moon will occult, or cover over, Saturn. Then, some 7 hours later, the moon will occult Pluto. Read more.

Large Magellanic Cloud over Neill Island View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Northern Hemisphere skywatchers need to be south of about 20 degrees N. latitude to see the Large Magellanic Cloud. Aman Chokshi caught it from Neill Island, India, at about 10 degrees N.  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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