Aug 25 - Top Stories This Week

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Mars big as the moon on August 27? Our biggest story this week - and every August - is the double moon hoax. This hoax has circulated every August since 2003. Will Mars look as big as the moon? Of course not. Imagine how terrifying that would be! Read more.  No. Mars won't be as big as the moon on August 27, or ever. The photo above is a hoax. Tonight … Watch for the full Sturgeon Moon Yes! There's a full moon this weekend. Watch for it to drench the nighttime with moonlight from dusk until dawn. Read more. Curiosity finds strange object on the surface of Mars What is it? Learn what NASA scientists have figured out about this mystery object. Read more. Researchers say STEVE isn't an aurora Th striking sky phenomenon dubbed STEVE looks aurora-like. But researchers said this week that STEVE it isn't an aurora at all. What is it? For now, they're calling it skyglow. Read more.   STEVE is the narrow streak of white-purple. The green glow on the right is a true aurora. Photo via Ryan Sault of Alberta Aurora Chasers/AGU. More top stories ... Researchers find fast flip in Earth's magnetic field Video: Compare size of sun and stars What are rare earth elements? Why so few galaxies in this distant region of space? Just for fun ... Do you see a dragon in these clouds? It's an example of what's called pareidolia. Learn about it, and see lots more examples, here. Dragon at dusk by Sarah Chisholm Photography.

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Tonight … Watch for the full Sturgeon Moon Jörgen Norrland Andersson caught 2017's Sturgeon Moon shining over the Swedish Archipelago. Click in for more about this weekend's full Sturgeon Moon.

Hurricane Lane viewed from space Hurricane Lane from the International Space Station on August 22. Lane has now weakened to a tropical storm, but Hawaii has already seen 40+ inches (over a meter) of rain. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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