Aug 22 - Mars Big as Moon? Nah

August 22 Mars Big as Moon? Nah by:

Mars big as the moon on August 27? This hoax circulates every August. It's in the top 10 most-searched-for subjects at EarthSky this week. Is it true? No. Mars won't be as big as the moon on August 27, or ever. Tonight … Moon and Mars Bright moon near bright Mars! Don't miss them. InSight halfway there! Update on Opportunity rover Updates on 2 Mars missions, 1 old and 1 new. Insight is on course for a November touchdown. The 15-year-old Opportunity rover lost contact with Earth months ago, due to a global dust storm, but the engineering team is hopeful. Ice confirmed at the moon's poles It's the 1st definitive evidence of water ice on the moon's surface.

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Mars, the moon, a bottle rocket It's been a gala summer for Mars! Glenn Hughson in Michigan caught the red planet - still at its brightest in Earth's sky since 2003 - near the moon on July 28. He wrote, "We were launching bottle rockets on the shore of Lake Michigan as the moon and Mars both rose over the horizon."

Tonight … Moon and Mars Mars is the bright object near Wednesday night's moon. Wait until the moon moves away to appreciate Mars' brightness and red color! Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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