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Monday, June 19, 2017

EarthSky News - June 19 - Elon Musk's Mars Manifesto

June 19

Elon Musk's Mars Manifesto

Elon Musk's Mars manifesto

What if the cost of going to Mars as a colonist were less than US $200,000, or about the median cost of a house in the U.S.? Would you go? Elon Musk thinks many would.

Tuesday morning … Moon and Venus

You can't miss them! Look east an hour or two before sunrise.

All you need to know: June solstice 2017

It's that beautiful time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, when the June solstice - your signal to celebrate summer - is nearly upon us. The solstice will come on June 21 at 4:24 UTC; translate to your time zone.

Summer solstice at Stonehenge

Why do people gather at Stonehenge in England on the solstice? Info and photos here.

EarthSky Lunar Calendars are on sale 50% OFF

A unique and beautiful poster-sized calendar. Keep up with all phases of the moon every night of the year. Only about 100 left in stock, get them while you can!

Tuesday morning … Moon and Venus

The moon is the 2nd-brightest, and Venus the 3rd-brightest, objects in our sky after the sun.

Elon Musk's Mars manifesto

Artist's concept of SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System. The dream of colonizing Mars is alive and well.

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Sunday, June 18, 2017

EarthSky News - June 18 - Top Stories This Week

June 18
Top Stories This Week

Did our sun have a twin?

A new analysis suggests the likely answer is yes. And so did every other sunlike star.

Galaxies have aligned for 10 billion years

The biggest galaxies often point toward their neighbors. A new study traces back these alignments for 10 billion years.

Oldest fossils of our species

Researchers have uncovered 300,000-year-old fossil bones in Morocco - the oldest fossil evidence of our species yet.

How much moon do we see?

Over time, it's possible to see as much as 59% of the moon's surface, due to lunar libration.

What's it like to see a total solar eclipse?

"Words often fail when trying to explain the kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, feelings and emotions ... " - Fred Espenak

Slowest sunsets around solstices

The sun actually sets more slowly around the time of a solstice.

Tonight … Find the Crow, Cup and Water Snake

Use the bright star Spica to help you find the constellations of Corvus the Crow, Crater the Cup, and Hydra the Water Snake.

EarthSky Lunar Calendars are on sale 50% OFF

A unique and beautiful poster-sized calendar. Keep up with all phases of the moon every night of the year. Only about 100 left in stock, get them while you can!

Watch for moon and Venus before dawn

The moon will be sweeping past Venus over the next several mornings. June planet guide here.

A ribbon of ammonia in Orion

Radio telescopes have detected a 50-light-year filament of star-forming gas, zigzagging its way through the northern portion of the Orion Molecular Cloud.

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