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Artist's concept of a Jupiter-like giant planet orbiting a red dwarf star. Image via CARMENES/RenderArea/J. Bollaín/C. Gallego/University of Bern.
This giant exoplanet shouldn't exist, but it does
As the number of newly discovered exoplanets - planets orbiting distant suns - continues to rise, so do unexpected surprises. Read more.
Tonight is International Observe the Moon Night
A free online moon-observing session with the Virtual Telescope Project of Rome is scheduled for today, starting at 17:00 UTC (1 p.m. EDT); translate UTC to your time. Find more ways to celebrate here.
October guide to the bright planets
Only 2 of the 5 bright planets are easy to see in October 2019, but 2 others might be possible. Read more.
More top stories

What climate change in the Arctic means for the rest of us

Listen to the sounds of Mars

Juno prepares to jump Jupiter's shadow

Astronomers spy cosmic bubbles and bow shocks

2019 Arctic sea ice minimum 2nd lowest on record

Researchers to spend a year trapped in Arctic ice

Astronomer probes idea of ET lurkers

All you need to know: Draconids in 2019
EarthSky lunar calendars are back in stock

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Tonight … See moon and Saturn
Tonight's moon will be at or near its 1st quarter phase, and it'll be near Saturn on the sky's dome. What's more, the lit side of the moon will be pointing at the blazing planet Jupiter. Read more
Aurora over Sweden
"Nature's green magic over Sweden," said photographer Jörgen Norrland Andersson‎, who captured this image on September 27. Thank you, Jörgen! 
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