Astronomy News 2018 

 

Jupiter's Got Twelve New Moons:

 

Copyright: Astronomy Magazine, Kalmbach Publ. Co., July 20, 2018

Rotating Moon  

Earth's Aphelion 

On July 6, Earth is farthest from the Sun. 

Pluto's Eclipse 

On July 12, Earth will cross the Sun's face, seen from Pluto. Doing so requires a near-perfect alignment that hasn't happened since 1931, around the time of Pluto's discovery.