Friday, February 2, 2018

Feb 2 - Asteroid Superbowl Sunday

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Fast-moving asteroid will buzz us Superbowl Sunday

Asteroid 2002 AJ129 is relatively massive, and it moves fast. It'll be closest to Earth on February 4, 2018, at about 10 times the moon's distance. This post tells you how to watch online.

Groundhog Day has roots in astronomy

Groundhog Day is tied to the movement of Earth around the sun. It's the year's 1st cross-quarter day.

Mars mountain photobombs rover selfie

Mars' Mount Sharp - whose flanks are the focus of the Curiosity rover's studies on Mars - photobombed a January 2018 selfie of the rover.

View of Mars rover’s journey so far 

Check out this sweeping vista on the planet Mars, taken by the Curiosity rover from a mountainside ridge. It provides a look back at key sites the rover has visited since its 2012 landing.

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Mount Sharp photobombs Mars rover selfie

The rover appears to be looking at its own camera in this January 2018 selfie. See Mount Sharp behind it?

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Zodiacal light glowing pyramid after dark

Scott Bouton caught the zodiacal light from Mauna Kea, Hawaii on January 15.

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