July 25 - Hairpin Turn Exoplanet, Artemis Assembly Begins

[EarthSkyNewsLogo]( July 25 Hairpin Turn Exoplanet, Artemis Assembly Begins by: [FaceBookShare]( [TwitterShare]( [color-instagram-96.png]( [color-link-96.png]( [Edit Block](#) [Duplicate Block](#) [Delete Block](#) Astronomers have spotted a backwards-spinning, hairpin-turn-taking exoplanet over 1,000 light-years away. [Read more]( or [watch a video](. this ‘hairpin turn’ exoplanet become a hot Jupiter?]( We tend to think of planets orbiting their stars in neat circles, but sometimes that's far from the case. Astronomers have found an [exoplanet]( with an orbit so stretched out that it takes a 'hairpin turn' every time it comes close to its star. But the scientists say this orbit might be changing. The planet could eventually become what's known as a [hot Jupiter]( orbiting in a tight circle around its star. [Read more and watch a video about this daredevil exoplanet](. [Scorching storms on brown dwarfs revealed by Webb]( The James Webb Space Telescope has just produced the most detailed weather report to date for bodies outside our solar system. It was observing a binary pair of [brown dwarfs]( extreme worlds that fall somewhere between planets and stars. The observations revealed swirling clouds of hot sand and temperatures of about 1,740 degrees Fahrenheit (950 C). [Read more about Webb's brown dwarf weather report](. [Artemis 2 moon rocket assembly begins]( The [rocket core stage]( for the Artemis 2 mission arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, ready for assembly. As early as 2025, this 212-foot-tall (64.6-meter) rocket core is scheduled to help humans travel back to the moon, circle it, and return to Earth. Greg Diesel Walck was in Florida to photograph the unloading for EarthSky. [See his shots in our video]( or [read more here](. What we’re reading [Scientists find molecular water in moon mineral]( From China Daily: A team of Chinese scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery: molecular water locked within a mineral in lunar soil samples collected by the 2020 Chang'e 5 mission. Remote sensing data has indicated signs of water molecules on the lunar surface in recent years, but molecular water had never been found in lunar samples before. [Read about water on the moon](. [EarthSky is a clear voice for science on YouTube ...]( Did you miss [Monday's LIVESTREAM]( It was a fascinating glimpse into the world of science! Astronomer [Jean-Luc Margot]( from Brussels explained why we might need a new definition for the word planet. If you haven’t yet joined our YouTube community, we invite you to watch and [subscribe to our channel today]( [The Northern Cross: Find the backbone of the Milky Way]( [View at EarthSky Community Photos](. | [Cecille Kennedy]( captured this shot of the Northern Cross last year from Oregon. Thank you, Cecille! The Northern Cross is a clipped version of the constellation [Cygnus]( the Swan. It's an [asterism]( or pattern of stars. It lies embedded within another much larger asterism: the [Summer Triangle]( made up of the 3 brightest stars you can see in Cecille's picture. When you look at the Northern Cross, you’re looking directly into the flat disk of our [Milky Way]( galaxy. [Learn more about the Northern Cross](. [Clouds, sunrise and sunbeams]( [View at EarthSky Community Photos](. | [Victoria Bryhan]( from Corvallis, Oregon, captured this stunning view on Sunday. Thank you, Victoria! You can see these types of rays - crepuscular rays - in twilight skies. [Read more about crepuscular rays](. Do you have a beautiful image of your own to share? [Submit it here](. [Submit your photo to EarthSky here!]( Subscribe & Support Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? [Click here to get your own subscription](. Want to help support EarthSky? Forward this email to a friend. Share our content via your social media. Consider a [donation](. Or go [shopping at the EarthSky Store](. Thank you for your support! by: [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [Edit Block](#) [Duplicate Block](#) [Delete Block](#) [update your profile]( | [unsubscribe](