June 9 - Top Stories This Week

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Small asteroid zipped through Earth's atmosphere​ The IAU confirmed that the asteroid originally designated ZLAF9B2 – now called 2018 LA – disintegrated at a height of 30 miles (50 km) over South Africa on June 2. Kilauea Volcano still going strong​ The ongoing event is now said to be one of Kilauea's most destructive eruptions in modern times. Help EarthSky keep going ... our thanks​ This year's crowd-funding campaign has been a huge success! In just 10 days, we've met our goal for 2018. Heartfelt thanks to all who donated. Still want to donate? Click here. Rover finds 2 new life clues on Mars "Are there signs of life on Mars? We don't know, but these results tell us we are on the right track." Can you see better than your dog, cat or goldfish? How does your kitchen look through the eyes of a cat, fish, fly or mosquito? More mystery objects near Milky Way's black hole Astronomers report 3 more of these mystery G-objects near the heart of our galaxy. Sharks' 6th sense tuned to attack Recent studies suggest the shark’s system is tuned for one thing: catching prey. Next few evenings … Venus, Castor, Pollux The brightest planet and these 2 bright stars are lining up in the west after sunset. What makes a halo around the sun or moon? A large ring or circle of light around the sun or moon is called a 22-degree halo by scientists. June guide to the bright planets How to find the bright planets - Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Mercury - in your sky this month.

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Next few evenings … Venus, Castor, Pollux Venus will remain in our western twilight sky for some months. Castor and Pollux will soon drop into the sun's glare.

Kilauea volcano still going strong​ This view from space is from ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite. It shows Kilauea Volcano, still in one of its most destructive eruptions in modern times. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Friday that vigorous eruption of lava continues from the lower East Rift Zone fissure system in the area of Leilani Estates. Thursday night and Friday morning, lava fountaining at Fissure 8 was still reaching heights of about 220 feet [67 meters]. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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