EarthSky News - June 11 - Top Stories This Week

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Dwarf star bends light, confirms Einstein Astronomers measured the mass of a nearby white dwarf, as it bent the light of a more distant star. A planet hotter than most stars The planet has a year that's only 1.5 days long and might have a tail like a comet. Wow! signal explained after 40 years? New evidence on origin the well-known Wow! signal from 1977. Your favorite ocean photos World Oceans Day was June 8. A rare lunar halo The multiple halos in this image by Greg Redfern are from rare pyramidal ice crystals. What is virga? Virga is rain that evaporates before it hits the ground. Photos here. After sunup, look for the daytime moon In the days after every full moon, look in a blue sky after sunrise for a daytime moon.

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After sunup, look for the daytime moon In the days after every full moon, look in a blue sky after sunrise for a daytime moon.

Milky Way over Mount Abu Observatory Nikunj Rawal captured the Milky Way over India's Mount Abu Observatory on June 1. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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