May 26 - Wow! SpaceX Starlink Satellite Train

May 26 Wow! SpaceX Starlink Satellite Train by:

Did you see 'em? Questions poured in this weekend about a weird line of bright dots moving across the night sky. Yes, they are earthly satellites, launched by SpaceX Thursday evening. The 60 SpaceX Starlink satellites will become part of a giant global network; from low-Earth orbit, they'll help beam internet coverage to the world. This spectacular capture is from Marco Langbroek of the website SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log. Read more.

Wow! The SpaceX Starlink satellite train  "Here is the video I shot. Be prepared to be mind-blown!" Marco Langbroek wrote at the SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log, while sharing an amazing capture of dozens of SpaceX Starlink satellites chugging along, in a straight line, across the heavens. See the video. Stolen comets and free-floating objects What happens when young stars brush past each other? A lot, according to a new study, suggesting our solar system contains comets stolen from another star 4.5 billion years ago. Read more and see a video.  Tiny dips in star brightnesses reveal 3 exocomets These are the first 3 exocomets found in data gathered by TESS, NASA's newest planet-hunter. They orbit the famous star Beta Pictoris. Read more. Check this out If the moon were only 1 pixel Such a dandy web page. The solar system to scale if the moon were 1 pixel wide. Requires about an hour of scrolling to see the whole thing. Claudia at EarthSky said: "I just like it so much!" See it here.

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Tonight … Find the Keystone in Hercules The Keystone is a noticeable pattern of 4 stars in the constellation Hercules. The bright star Vega acts as your guide to finding it. Read more.

Okinawa sunset Beverly Fish captured Friday's sunset in Okinawa, Japan. Thank you, Beverly!  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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