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Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist delivers extraordinary perspectives

New Atlas - Tue 24 Jul 18

Running since 2009, the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year is one of the world's most exciting astrophotography competitions with a grand prize of £10,000 (US$13,000). Ahead ...

2018 iPhone Photography Awards celebrate the emergence of an artform

New Atlas - Sat 21 Jul 18

Digital photography is getting better all the time, and nowhere is this better demonstrated than in the quality of modern smartphone snaps. The images produced by the tiny lenses that ...

12 new moons discovered orbiting Jupiter

New Atlas - Wed 18 Jul 18

As the most massive planet in the Solar System by a wide margin, Jupiter has a lot of pull in this neighborhood. With dozens of moons whizzing around it, it makes sense that a few have ...

We’ve found 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter – and one is probably doomed

Newscientist - Tue 17 Jul 18

A new haul of moons brings Jupiter’s total to 79. Nine of the newly discovered satellites are orbiting the wrong way, and could obliterate one of their companions

Astronomers Have Discovered a Dozen New Moons Circling Jupiter

TIME - Tue 17 Jul 18

Giving Jupiter 79 in total, the most of any planet in our solar system

Jupiter's Got Twelve New Moons — One is a Bit of a Problem Child

Discover Magazine - Tue 17 Jul 18

Jupiter’s family has really grown since Galileo first recorded its four largest moons in 1610. On Tuesday, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced the discovery of 10 new moons ...

Jupiter’s Got Twelve New Moons — One is a Bit of a Problem Child, Astronomy.com - Tue 17 Jul 18

Jupiter's moon count reaches 79, including tiny 'oddball'

Phys.org - Tue 17 Jul 18

Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found—11 "normal" outer moons, and one that they're calling an "oddball." This brings Jupiter's total number of known moons to a whopping 79—the ...

Jupiter’s Moon Count Reaches 79, Including Tiny ‘Oddball’, KQED Science - Tue 17 Jul 18

Planet Nine search finds 12 new Jovian moons

Cosmos Magazine - Tue 17 Jul 18

New discoveries include an oddball and the most distant known object in the solar system. Richard A Lovett reports.

12 moons discovered around Jupiter, say scientists

The Independent - Tue 17 Jul 18

Scientists have found a whole 12 new moons orbiting around Jupiter, in a breakthrough discovery about our mysterious neighbour.

Jupiter has 12 more moons than we knew about — and one is bizarre

ScienceNews - Tue 17 Jul 18

Astronomers found a dozen previously unknown moons of Jupiter, and one may be a remnant of a larger moon that was all but ground to dust.

See the Moon in All Its Cratered, Groovy Glory (Photo)

SPACE.com - Wed 25 Jul 18

This moonscape scene shows a cluster of impact craters on the moon.

Milky Way Glimmers Over Gorgeous Landscape During the Spring Equinox (Photo)

SPACE.com - Sun 22 Jul 18

The Milky Way galaxy shimmers over a field of yellow flowers at dawn in this photo taken from the village of Monsaraz in Portugal's Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve.

Stunning images capture the beauty of space like never before

Daily Mail - Thu 19 Jul 18

Astronomy photographers from all around the world will compete to win the competition, hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, with the winners due to be announced on October 23. ...

‘Oddball’ Moon Among 12 New Discoveries Orbiting Jupiter

Geek.com - Wed 18 Jul 18

Of the dozen new moons discovered orbiting Jupiter (bringing the planet’s total to a whopping 79), one really stands out. During the hunt for a possible massive planet beyond Pluto, a ...

Twelve new moons discovered around Jupiter, pointing to a violent past

ZME Science - Wed 18 Jul 18

Jupiter can boast the most moons in the Solar System.

Jupiter Now Has a Whopping 79 Moons

Livescience - Tue 17 Jul 18

Scientists have discovered 12 previously unknown moons orbiting Jupiter, and one of them is a real oddball.

12 new moons found orbiting Jupiter, but one of them is an 'oddball', FOXNews - Tue 17 Jul 18
One 'Oddball' Among 12 Newfound Moons Discovered Orbiting Jupiter , SPACE.com - Tue 17 Jul 18

Astronomers Find a Staggering 12 New Moons Orbiting Jupiter

Extremetech - Tue 17 Jul 18

Astronomers from the Carnegie Institution for Science have spotted 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter, bringing the total to 79. The post Astronomers Find a Staggering 12 New Moons Orbiting Jupiter ...

Among the moons is Valetudo, which appears to have smashed into several of Jupiter’s large moons and broken them apart.

Discovery News - Tue 17 Jul 18

Credit: Roberto Molar-Candanosa, courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science.A newly discovered moon around Jupiter — spotted traveling in a strange orbit — likely crashed ...

Astronomers discover a dozen new moons orbiting Jupiter and one of them is an oddity

Techspot - Tue 17 Jul 18

Scott S. Sheppard, who led the team, said Jupiter just happened to be in the sky near the search fields where they were looking for extremely distant solar system objects so they were serendipitously ...

Ten newly found moons of Jupiter include a 'wrong-way driver'

Reuters Science - Tue 17 Jul 18

Astronomers on Tuesday announced the discovery of 10 more moons of Jupiter, bringing to 79 the number known to be circling the giant gas planet, including one "wrong-way driver" that appears ...

Astronomers discover 12 more moons orbiting Jupiter, including an 'oddball'

USA today - Tue 17 Jul 18

The solar system's largest planet has some "new" neighbors. Astronomers have discovered 12 additional moons in orbit around Jupiter, bringing the total to 79, the most of any planet in ...

A dozen new moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter

Daily Mail - Tue 17 Jul 18

The discovery from scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC, brings the Jupiter's total number of moons to a whopping 79 - the most of any planet in the solar ...

Jupiter has a dozen new moons, including one 'oddball' - CNET

CNET - Tue 17 Jul 18

The biggest planet around also has the biggest entourage of satellites, and its posse just grew again.

Researchers discover a dozen new moons of Jupiter

Engadget - Tue 17 Jul 18

Today, researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science announced that they have discovered twelve more moons of our solar system's resident monster planet, Jupiter. This ...

Astronomers have found a new crop of moons around Jupiter, and one of them is a weirdo

The Verge - Tue 17 Jul 18

Ten more moons have been confirmed to orbit around Jupiter, bringing the planet’s total known satellite count to 79. That’s the highest number of moons of any planet in the ...

A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one “oddball”

Astrobiology Magazine - Wed 18 Jul 18

This brings Jupiter's total number of known moons to a whopping 79 -- the most of any planet in our solar system.

A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one 'oddball', ScienceDaily - Tue 17 Jul 18

A bleak portrait of Trump’s failed Atlantic City kingdom

Fastcompany Tech - Wed 18 Jul 18

“These buildings were designed to discourage interaction with the city. You drive in on a freeway that injects you straight into the parking garages attached to the casinos. You never ...

Jupiter’s New Moons? Not Really. Moons A Common Sense Definition.

Science 2.0 - Wed 18 Jul 18

With the discovery of a dozen new tiny moons of Jupiter that planet now has upwards of 79 moons. Are all-natural satellites of a planet moons?  Not really, not unless they are ...

Jupiter’s 12 New Moons Features an ‘Oddball’

Laboratory Equipment - Tue 17 Jul 18

NewsJupiter's mass and gravity has collected dozens of moons that we know about. Now another dozen, including a strange “oddball” unlike virtually all the others, have been identified by ...

Astronomers find 12 new moons around Jupiter

UPI - Tue 17 Jul 18

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons circling Jupiter. With a total of 79 moons, Jupiter is now the most lunar-rich planet in the solar system.

Jupiter has an “oddball” moon and we can relate

Fastcompany Tech - Tue 17 Jul 18

We asked a Carnegie scientist what makes one of Jupiter’s 12 newly discovered moons so different. Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter, including one that the scientists intergalactic ...

Astronomers Discovered 12 New Moons Around Jupiter. Here's How

Wired Science - Tue 17 Jul 18

Eleven of them behave a lot like Jupiter's other moons, but the twelfth one is weird (in a good way).

Astronomers find 12 new moons, one oddball, orbiting Jupiter

Science Blog - Thu 19 Jul 18

Scientists announced the discovery of 12 new moons orbiting the planet Jupiter, including one that bucks the trend by orbiting in the opposite direction from others of its kind. Two astronomers ...

Grammy Awards ceremony returns to Los Angeles in 2019; more Grammy Week dates announced

AXS - Thu 19 Jul 18

The Recording Academy has announced that the 61st Grammy Awards will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. The Grammy Awards have been held there since ...

Dozen new Jupiter moons declared

SpaceDaily - Wed 18 Jul 18

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2018 Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found - 11 "normal" outer moons, and one that they're calling an "oddball." This brings Jupiter's total number ...