Aug 10 - Top Stories This Week

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Artist’s concept of Jupiter and Saturn in December of 2020, as viewed from a space-based perspective. They're fairly close as viewed from Earth right now, too (see chart below). They'll be drawing closer over the coming year. Chart via Jay Ryan at ClassicalAstronomy.com.

When Jupiter and Saturn meet Jupiter and Saturn have appeared close on our sky’s dome throughout 2019. See the chart below, and check out EarthSky's planet guide. Then keep watching as Jupiter and Saturn draw closer over this coming year. Their conjunction will come on December 21, 2020.  A big earthquake in the US Pacific Northwest? This region is home to the Cascadia megathrust fault, stretching from northern California to Canada’s Vancouver Island. Read more. Check out this cool video map of known exoplanets Take a minute to start in 1991, when no exoplanets were known, to 4,003 exoplanets today. Read more and watch. More top stories Perseids this weekend! How do monarch butterflies know when it's time to migrate? Astronomers map the Local Void A closer look at Io's weird volcanoes A mega-tsunami on ancient Mars? Look around from Mars rover’s point of view

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Moon, Jupiter, Saturn ... Perseid meteors? You'll find many beautiful moon-and-Jupiter photos, from both Thursday and Friday nights, at EarthSky Community Photos. Thanks to all who posted! Tonight's moon is sandwiched between Jupiter and Saturn. It's located in the approximate direction of the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Before dawn Sunday morning, after moonset, you might catch some meteors. Read more.

Perseids are peaking! The peak mornings should be August 11, 12 and 13. Unfortunately, the moon is in the way. Read more about 2019's Perseids. You'll want to find moonset times for your location and find a dark sky. The composite image above is from John Ashley at Glacier National Park in Montana, in 2016.  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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