Interesting Astronomy & Astrophysics news from the week of 9/27/2020

Next week’s night sky: On Monday, October 5, Mars is the closest it will get to earth. This won’t happen again until 2035! The Draconids Meteor Shower will peak overnight on Wednesday, October 7. This shower can deliver up to 15 meteors per hour, or a meteor every 4 minutes. Check out the map below to see where to look. Salty Lakes under the surface of Mars Two years ago, researchers discovered a possible lake on Mars, buried under the surface of Mars. Now, new research adds […]

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