May 27 - Another 18 Earth-sized Exoplanets

May 27 Another 18 Earth-sized Exoplanets by:

Size comparison with Earth, Neptune and the 18 newly discovered exoplanets. Wouldn't it be grand to see surface details on these new worlds? Read more.

Astronomers find 18 more Earth-sized exoplanets A new algorithm has helped the number of known, rocky, Earth-sized worlds orbiting distant stars to grow again. Read more. Video: Asteroid 1999 KW4 as it swept past It wasn't visible to the eye, but some telescope users in Earth's Southern Hemisphere caught it Saturday at closest approach. Now Northern Hemisphere observers will get their chance. Charts here, and check out this cool video! Help NASA decide where to land on asteroid Citizen scientists, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission needs your help choosing its sample collection site on asteroid Bennu ... and your extra eyes to look for whatever else might be interesting. Read more.

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Tonight … Deneb, tail of Cygnus the Swan Deneb marks the Tail of Cygnus the Swan and the head of a crosslike pattern known as the Northern Cross. Read more.

This morning's waning moon View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines, captured this morning's moon and drew in a straight line to show you it's a waning moon, slightly smaller in phase than a half-lit moon at last quarter. See how the terminator - or line between light and dark on the moon - isn't exactly straight? Dr Ski wrote: "Five hours after last quarter, the sunset terminator is showing us a 47%-illuminated moon … " Thanks, Dr. Ski! Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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