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This Week’s Astronomy News: The Stars are Dimming, The Sky is Falling, and Io’s Atmosphere is Collapsing

On: August 13, 2016

Last fall, researchers with the Kepler Planet Hunters program announced that one of the stars they were studying, KIC 8462852, was experiencing brief but dramatic dips in its brightness, leading to speculation that the effect might be caused by extraterrestrial megastructures in orbit around the star.read more

Strange Lights on Jupiter Moon

On: July 4, 2001

Strange Lights on Moon of Jupiter

Strange glows have been seen moving across Jupiter’s moon Io. They were seen and recorded during an eclipse of Io in January by the Cassini spacecraft, on its way to Saturn. Some of the lights may be associated with volcanic eruptions, while others may be caused by Jupiter’s huge magnetic field wafting over the tiny moon during the eclipse.
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