EarthSky News - February 25 - ISS Astronauts Walking in Space!

February 25 ISS Astronauts Are Walking in Space!

Watch ISS astronauts walk in space today Today's spacewalk - the 2nd of 3 planned - began at 7:10 a.m. EST (1210 UTC) and will last 6.5 hours.  Click here for links to today's live coverage, plus spectacular images from Saturday's spacewalk. Buddhist statue has a mummy inside The mummy appears to be a man 30 to 50 years old.  He was apparently buried alive inside a chamber while meditating. Bright star near moon on February 25 is Aldebaran From far-northern latitudes, the moon will cover Aldebaran for up to an hour today, in the second of a series of 49 occultations of this star!  The rest of us have an awesome view of this bright star right next to tonight's moon. Chinese rocket breaks up in northern lights Lucky observers in western North America saw bright lights streaking across the sky - the disintegration of a Chinese rocket body.  Photo and videos here. EarthSky astronomy kits are perfect for beginners Order yours today from the EarthSky store. Star of the week: Procyon the Little Dog Star It rises shortly before the other Dog Star, Sirius.

TODAY'S IMAGE Chinese rocket breaks up in northern lights Donny Mott photographed the glowing debris from Spirit Lake, Idaho. The green glow in the treetops is an aurora. More photos and video in this post.