EarthSky News

May 17
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Closest look yet at Ceres' bright spots

Mysterious Spot 5 - the most prominent of Ceres' bright spots - is shown in a new image from the orbiting Dawn spacecraft to consist of many smaller spots.

Faster-than-light travel: Are we there yet?

There's a cosmic speed limit that unfortunately means you aren't going to be firing up warp drive anytime soon.

You are there! Sunset on Mars

A beautiful new timelapse showing sunset on Mars in mid-April, 2015, from the Mars Curiosity rover.

If you give an octopus a camera

... she's going to want to take a picture. An octopus at a New Zealand aquarium trains a camera on visiting tourists.

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Plus … Find the Omega Centauri star cluster tonight

The sparkling blue-white star Spica can act as your guide to the Omega Centauri cluster - a globular cluster - on these May nights.

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Watch a moon shadow on Jupiter
This composite represents an hour of Jupiter-watching. Watch a moon shadow on Jupiter's face, and see how far the Great Red Spot moves in that time.

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