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EarthSky | Is there a North Star for Mars?

North Star and South Star We typically get this query. The North Star for Earth is Polaris. Does our next-door neighbor planet, Mars, have...

Meteors in moonlight: 6 tips for 2022’s Leonids | EarthSky

Moonlight will hinder the Leonids meteors in 2022 The height morning for 2022’s Leonid meteor shower is November 18. However – sadly – this...

EarthSky | Visible planets and night sky November 2022

Available now! 2023 EarthSky lunar calendar. A unique and beautiful poster-sized calendar showing phases of the moon every night of the year. Makes...

EarthSky | Mercury before sunup in October. Great for Northern Hemisphere!

Mercury turned seen close to the dawn level round the previous few days of September 2022. It’ll be brightest earlier than dawn from...

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See 6 planets in late August and early September

See 6 planets earlier than dawn Possibly you’ve already seen Jupiter and Mars within the morning sky? They’re simply...

Voyager 2: Our 1st and last visit to Neptune

Reprinted from NASA. Voyager 2 passes by Neptune, 35 years in the past Thirty-five years in the past, on August...

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