|  Simulation: NCSA/AEI Potsdam/Wash. Univ. collaboration; Visualization: Werner Benger (NCSA)/AEI Potsdam/Wash. Univ./ZIB visualization team | |
| | A wrinkle in space-time confirms Einstein’s gravitationAstronomers have finally found direct evidence of gravitational waves. Now things can get interesting. |
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| | Scientists discover hidden galaxies behind the Milky WayThe discovery may help to explain the Great Attractor region, which appears to be drawing the Milky Way and hundreds of thousands of other galaxies towards it with a gravitational force equivalent to a million billion Suns. |
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| | Launching Today: New X-ray space observatory will study black holes and history of galaxy clustersBlack hole enthusiasts, galaxy cluster aficionados, and X-ray astronomers have much to be excited about. ASTRO-H is expected to provide breakthroughs in a wide variety of high-energy phenomena in the cosmos. |
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| | Even Einstein doubted his gravitational wavesAlbert Einstein’s 1936 paper denouncing gravitational waves was rejected by the journal that just published proof of their existence. |
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| | Site of martian lakes might have been linked to ancient habitable environmentThese basins could have been episodically covered by lava and water lakes that were discharged from subsurface pressurized sources. |
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| | Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell dies at age 85Mitchell joined Apollo 14 commander Alan Shephard, Jr., in the lunar module Antares, which touched down February 5, 1971 in the Fra Mauro highlands. |
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| | DAVE’S UNIVERSENew era in astronomy begins with gravitational wave detectionThursday morning’s historic press conference in Washington, D.C. ushered in a new era of astronomy in a very exciting way. |
| | DAVE’S UNIVERSEAsteroid Day 2016 announcedAsteroid Day, a global movement supporting increased awareness and education of asteroids, announced its plans for June 30, 2016 in a press conference with messages from every continent on the globe and a special message from outer space. |
| | LOCAL GROUPGeoff Notkin talks meteoritesAs an author, educator, musician, and scientist, Notkin has seen a lot. And yet he remains one of the friendliest and most approachable people you’ll ever meet. |
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| | DAVE’S UNIVERSEProtecting our planet from Near-Earth ObjectsAsteroid Day will talk about the danger of falling space rocks and how humanity can take steps to protect itself. |
|  | SUPERSTARS OF ASTRONOMYGerard van Belle: The lives of starsLowell Observatory’s expert on the lives of stars talks about measuring stellar parameters, how stars evolve, interferometry, and exoplanets. |
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| | | The Race to Cosmic Dawn, and more!This month’s issue of Astronomy covers the race to find evidence of cosmic inflation, tells the story of how Pluto got its name, looks at 25 tips to plan for the 2017 USA solar eclipse, explains how oxygen colors the universe’s life, and much more. |
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|  | Observing PodcastFebruary 11 – 18 |
| February sky highlightsFive bright planets adorn morning during the first half of February. Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury stretch from west to east across the sky an hour before sunrise.
Astronomy magazine subscribers have access to the complete version of February’s The Sky this Month at Astronomy.com. To learn about other daily sky events, visit The Sky this Week. |
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| | PICTURE OF THE DAYThe Milky Way above Glacier National ParkMatthew Dieterich from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, captured our home galaxy’s celestial sprawl. |
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| | NEBULAEM78, a reflection nebula in OrionUser aimatsky spotted M78, which lies 1,600 light-years away in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. |
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| | SUN AND MOON GALLERY"Fire" forestUser astropablo caught these images of the rising Sun and Moon from Guarne, Colombia. |
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| | Send us your astronomy questionsPerplexed by planets? Confused by cosmology? Baffled by black holes? Then send in your questions. If you have an astronomy question about observing, equipment, the planets, stars, cosmology, or astronomy history, send it in! Astronomy magazine editors select five questions each month for publication in the Ask Astro section of the magazine. If your question is selected, we will forward it to an expert for a response. Then, the question and answer will appear together in a future issue. We may edit or revise your question for clarity. |
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