March 5 - Asteroid Break-Ups Hard to Do

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Asteroids are harder to destroy than we thought What if we learned an asteroid was headed toward Earth? How much energy does it take to destroy an asteroid and break it into pieces? More than we thought, it turns out. Read more. An ancient white dwarf star with rings "This white dwarf is so old that whatever process is feeding material into its rings must operate on billion-year timescales," said one of the scientists involved in the discovery. Read more. First photos in 100 years of black panther in Africa There've been reports of black panthers in Africa for more than a century, but only 1 confirmed with photographic evidence - a 1909 photo taken in Ethiopia - until now. See photos and video.

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Tonight … A mysterious star called Epsilon Aurigae Epsilon Aurigae's light dims for a period of about 2 years, in a 27-year cycle. The star's last dimming was from 2009 to 2011. Read more.

Very old moon, Monday morning Steven A. Sweet in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, caught the old moon - a very slim waning crescent, visible in the rising dawn - only 20 minutes before Monday's sunrise. Thank you, Steven! View at EarthSky Community Photos, or visit Steven at Lunar 101-Moon Book. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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