Dec 14 - Look for Mercury and Jupiter

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You can't miss super bright Venus. Mercury is below it, near the sunrise point. If you look extra hard with the unaided eye or binoculars, you might spot bright Jupiter near the horizon, on a line with Venus and Mercury. Read more. Look for Mercury and Jupiter below Venus Some people spotted Mercury days ago, but it's higher in the sky now and brighter. This is a good time to catch the most elusive planet. Will you also see Jupiter? Maybe! Read more. Ancient water found on asteroid Bennu NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at asteroid Bennu on December 3 and has already made a significant discovery about this small world. Read more. 1st quarter moon is December 15 The 1st quarter moon comes on December 15 at 11:49 UTC. A 1st quarter moon is high up at sunset. It appears half-illuminated, like half a pie. Really, you're seeing half the moon's day side. Read more. Tiny droplets of early universe matter created Researchers have created tiny droplets of the ultra-hot matter that once filled the early universe, forming 3 distinct shapes and sizes: circles, ellipses and triangles. Read more. Visualization of expanding drops of quark gluon plasmas in three geometric shapes. Image via Javier Orjuela Koop.

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Tonight … Moon near Mars Watch for Mars and the nearly 1st quarter moon shortly after sunset and into the early evening. Read more about December planets.

Mars over a waterfall, in Turkey View larger. | Basri Seckin said he set out to capture the Milky Way, but clouds got in the way. Then he realized he had this image of Mars. This is the the Suuctu waterfall in Turkey's Bursa province. Basri captured it on December 8. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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