Jan 5 - Top Stories This Week

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The 1st image of the moon's far side taken by China's Chang'e 4 probe. Image via CNSA. What a week for space exploration! China's Chang’e-4 lands on moon's far side Chang’e-4 set down Wednesday night, according to clocks in the Americas. It's the 1st spacecraft to land on the side of the moon we can't see from Earth. Ultima Thule seen in detail On Tuesday, Ultima Thule - most distant object visited by an earthly spacecraft - was revealed as a "contact binary," created when 2 small bodies in the early solar system stuck together. Spacecraft orbits tiny Bennu, breaks record On Monday, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft went into orbit around Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid. More top stories Partial solar eclipse this weekend Dates of solar and lunar eclipses in 2019 January guide to the bright planets Latest sunrises (north) and sunsets (south) Oxygen and life: a cautionary tale See it! Moon and Venus at sunrise

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Partial solar eclipse January 5-6, 2019 From a global perspective, the partial eclipse starts in Asia at sunrise - travels rapidly eastward - and ends some 4 1/4 hours later at sunset in the Aleutian islands extending from Alaska. Read more. Eclipse map via NASA.

Moon and Mercury View larger. | Photographer Brett Joseph captured this image in San Anselmo, California, on Friday morning. He wrote, "Moon and Mercury prepare for their great disappearance trick. Of course, you in the eclipse path can catch the moon in the act, but none of us will see Mercury’s travel behind the sun."  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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