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Saturday, December 8, 2018

Dec 8 - Top Stories This Week

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December guide to the bright planets
Which planets to look for in your sky this month. and when. The dazzlingly bright object up before the sun is Venus. See photos.
Astronomers’ 1st close-up look near a supermassive black hole
Researchers observe the motion of gas clouds around a central supermassive black hole.
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrives at Bennu
After traveling through space for more than 2 years, the spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu on Monday.

This artist's concept shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft contacting the asteroid Bennu. The mission aims to return a sample of Bennu's surface coating to Earth for study as well as return detailed information about the asteroid and its trajectory. Image via NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
More top stories

A measurement of all the starlight ever produced

Prehistoric cave art suggests ancient use of complex astronomy

Over 100 new exoplanets from Kepler and Gaia

Radio search finds no artificial emissions from ‘Oumuamua

All you need to know: Geminid meteor shower

When is my earliest sunset?

Supervolcano eruption 20,000 years ahead?

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Next few evenings … young moon and Saturn
Use the young moon to find Saturn after sunset this weekend. Will you be able to see Saturn in the evening twilight glare? Just in case, bring binoculars.
Moon and Venus over Isle of Wight
Venus reached its brightest last week, just as the waning moon swept past. Ainsley Bennett caught the pair from the U.K.’s Isle of Wight. He wrote: "It was definitely worth the 3 a.m alarm call!” Read more about this photo or see more photos of the moon and Venus.
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