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 | | | Tuesday evening, notice the bright "star" near the moon. It's not a star. It's a planet, Saturn, now nearly at its best for 2019. Read more. | | |
| | | | | Today in science: Sally Ride in space | | | She was the 1st American woman in space, eventually flying on 2 Space Shuttle missions. She played a key role in the investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. And she inspired people. Read more. | | | | | |
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|  | | All you need to know: June solstice | | This is solstice week. And that means it's a good week for noticing where the sun sets on your horizon. The solstice - on June 21 - will mark the northernmost sunset of the year. Details here. This sunset image comes from Emilie Sellimi, who captured it on Sunday, June 16, over the fields of Arras in northern France. Thanks, Emilie! | | | | | |
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 | | Asperitas clouds ahead of the rain | | View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Asperitas clouds, caught on June 10 by Kent Reinhard in Bennet, Nebraska. They’ve been described as “… as if viewing a roughened sea surface from below.” The World Meteorological Organization officially recognized this type of cloud in the 2017 version of its International Cloud Atlas. It was the first new addition to the Atlas in over half a century. See more asperitas clouds, and learn how they came to be Earth's newest officially recognized cloud. | | |
