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Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of May 12, 2023.
Latest News
Continuing its run of ground-breaking discoveries, the JWST has snapped the clearest images yet of Fomalhaut's disk.

There’s a second ring around the far-out dwarf planet Quaoar, adding to the mystery of how this world hosts rings at such wide orbits.
Four of Uranus’s five icy moons likely contain a thin layer of briny water, astronomers have concluded from Voyager 2 data.
Surprising new results from the Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope probe call the origin of the Red Planet's smaller moon into question.

The Minor Planet Center is announcing a bevy of new moons for Saturn that will bring its total to 145 (and break Jupiter’s record).
Since its discovery, GJ 1214b has hidden its secrets beneath a layer of high-altitude clouds. Now, JWST observations offer a new window inside the planet’s atmosphere.
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Observing Highlights
The Moon rises tonight as late as 3 a.m. daylight saving time Saturday the 13th, already very slightly concave, with Saturn glowing a few degrees to its upper left. As dawn begins on Saturday they're higher.
When you want to relax under the stars there’s no better way than on your back looking up at the zenith. We discover there’s more than one zenith up there.
This month’s episode takes you on a guided tour of the key stars and planets that you’ll see on May evenings.
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A free virtual lecture by Michael Anthony Velbel about the 5 decades of missions and planning that have led to the current Mars Sample Return mission and the planning that is currently underway here on Earth to prepare to safely receive, house, and study these samples once they reach Earth on June 2nd.