Apr 21 - Watch for Moon, Jupiter, Lyrid Radiant

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Watch for moon, Jupiter, Lyrid radiant That bright moon in the sky before sunup will drown most of the ongoing Lyrid meteor shower from view. Watch tomorrow morning, or Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the moon offers its own delights, sweeping past Jupiter in the next few mornings. Plus you can look for Vega, the bright star near the Lyrids' radiant point. Read more and see charts. One comet, 70 thousand images Prepare to browse! Scientists released the OSIRIS Image Viewer to make the amazing images of comet 67P - acquired by the Rosetta spacecraft - easily accessible on the internet. Read more. Closest rocky exoplanets could support life Intense UV radiation from red dwarf stars was thought to make potentially habitable exoplanets unable to support life. But a new study of the 4 nearest rocky worlds suggests otherwise. Read more.

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Watch for moon, Jupiter, Lyrid radiant If you're one of those intrepid meteor-watchers planning to watch the Lyrids under the bright moon, notice Jupiter! It's bright and will easily show up in the moon's glare. Click in to read more and view a chart of the Lyrid's radiant point.

Moon’s south pole possible landing site On this multi-temporal illumination map of the moon, the lunar south pole is on the rim at about 9 o’clock. It’s the site of NASA’s next planned mission landing. Read more. Image via NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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