Nov 14 - Venus and Spica

November 14 Venus and Spica by:

You'll find Venus and Spica this week near the sunrise point. Click in for a chart showing the view from planetary space. Venus hovers near Spica Venus and the bright star Spica have been near each other for some days, and will remain so for a few days longer. We're now in the middle of the best time to see them near each other in the east, before sunup. New post and charts by astronomer Guy Ottewell. Today in science: An island is born On November 14, 1963, the crew aboard a trawler sailing near Iceland spotted a column of smoke rising from the sea surface. A new island, Surtsey, was being born. Read more. What is space weather? Activity on the sun’s surface creates the conditions known as space weather, that can, at worst, damage Earth satellites and cause electrical blackouts. Learn more, in this new video from ESA. Watch. Here are 6 reasons to study asteroids First, asteroids can serve as pit stops - and provide resources - for future space exploration. Second, some asteroids or comets may be hazards to Earth. Read more. The small worlds of our solar system, including comets, help us trace its history and evolution. This video clip was compiled from images taken by NASA’s EPOXI mission spacecraft during its flyby of comet Hartley 2 on November 4, 2010. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD.

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Next few evenings … Moon and Mars! These next several evenings – November 14, 15 and 16 – watch as the moon and Mars come quite close together on the sky’s dome. Read more.

Awesome new Jupiter close-up This new Juno spacecraft image shows magnificent swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic atmosphere. The craft was about 4,400 miles (7,000 km) from the planet's cloud tops on October 29, over about 40 degrees north. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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