Jan 26 - Top Stories This Week

January 26 Top Stories This Week by:

Plants sprout - and die - on moon For the first time ever, plants were sprouted on the moon - but didn't survive  long - as part of a biosphere experiment on China's Chang'e-4 lander. Read more. A meteorite strike during the moon eclipse! Several in our community - many in the wider world - caught it. Photos and video here. Easter Island monument mystery solved? Researchers have long wondered why ancient people built the famous Eastern Island monuments where they did. The answer may be fresh water. Read more. Easter Island moai facing inland. Image via Ian Sewell/Wikipedia. More top stories   What made this giant spinning ice circle?    Patty and the ice circle   Is winter miserable for wildlife?   Stargazing destinations: Alberta   What's a Blood Moon? EarthSky's guide to the bright planets

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Tonight … See the Unicorn Within a triangle of 3 bright stars - hidden in between the many bright and glittering stars visible at this time of year - you'll find the constellation of Monoceros the Unicorn. Read more.

See it! Venus and Jupiter before sunup The Jupiter-Venus conjunction was January 22. By January 23, Jupiter - the fainter planet - already appeared above Venus in the morning sky from Earth's southerly latitudes. For all of us, Jupiter will continue moving up and away from Venus before sunup. But these 2 worlds will remain close into early February. Photo by Nikunj Rawal in Jamnagar, India. Thanks, Nikunj! See more photos. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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