Oct 5 - Top Stories This Week

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Artist's concept of a Jupiter-like giant planet orbiting a red dwarf star. Image via CARMENES/RenderArea/J. Bollaín/C. Gallego/University of Bern.

This giant exoplanet shouldn't exist, but it does As the number of newly discovered exoplanets - planets orbiting distant suns - continues to rise, so do unexpected surprises. Read more. Tonight is International Observe the Moon Night A free online moon-observing session with the Virtual Telescope Project of Rome is scheduled for today, starting at 17:00 UTC (1 p.m. EDT); translate UTC to your time. Find more ways to celebrate here. October guide to the bright planets Only 2 of the 5 bright planets are easy to see in October 2019, but 2 others might be possible. Read more. More top stories What climate change in the Arctic means for the rest of us Listen to the sounds of Mars Juno prepares to jump Jupiter's shadow Astronomers spy cosmic bubbles and bow shocks 2019 Arctic sea ice minimum 2nd lowest on record Researchers to spend a year trapped in Arctic ice Astronomer probes idea of ET lurkers All you need to know: Draconids in 2019

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Tonight … See moon and Saturn Tonight's moon will be at or near its 1st quarter phase, and it'll be near Saturn on the sky's dome. What's more, the lit side of the moon will be pointing at the blazing planet Jupiter. Read more.

Aurora over Sweden "Nature's green magic over Sweden," said photographer Jörgen Norrland Andersson‎, who captured this image on September 27. Thank you, Jörgen!  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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