May 28 - Giant Planets and Comets Battle

May 28 Giant Planets and Comets Battle by:

Image from the ALMA telescope in Chile – not an artist’s concept – of the young star HD 163296. The star is surrounded by a disk of gas and dust, where at least 3 giant planets are thought to be forming … duking it out with this system's future comets and asteroids. Read more.

Giant planets and comets battle in planet-forming disk A study of dust in the disk around the star HD 163296 suggests we're glimpsing a gravitational interaction between giant planets and much-smaller objects. Read more. Watch spacewalk tomorrow Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday.  NASA’s live coverage begins at 15:15 UTC (11:15 a.m. EDT; translate UTC to your time). The spacewalk is expected to last about 6.5 hours. How to watch. Ancient ice sheets found under Mars' north pole Researchers estimate that if the massive ice deposits melted, they'd cover the planet in 5 feet (1.5 meters) of water. Read more.

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Tonight … Which phase of the moon is best for stargazing? Looking for the moon? It's up in the early morning now, an old moon or waning crescent. You'll find it drawing closer each morning this week to bright Venus. Notice the moon's lighted crescent points to Venus. Which phase of the moon is best for stargazing? Sure, the moon is useful for pointing out planets, but most astronomers would tell you the best moon is no moon. Read more.

Venus, brightest planet, before sunrise View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Iconic Mount Kinabalu with bright Venus rising above, east at dawn, from our friend Jenney Disimon in Sabah, N. Borneo. Thank you, Jenney! Later this week, the waning moon will sweep past Venus. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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