Jan 11 - Self-Driving Mars Rovers

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Engineers watch the progress of one of the test rovers in Morocco. Image via ESA. Europe is testing self-driving Mars rovers Europe is testing new self-driving software to help future Mars rovers travel faster and farther each day. Read more. Why is Mars sometimes bright and sometimes faint? Where to find Mars tonight ... and what to expect for the rest of this year. Read more. Black carbon from Gulf War shows up in Tibet glacier A study traces black carbon from 1991 Kuwait oil fires to ice in northern Tibet. Read more. Watch hummingbirds feed - and fight - in slo-mo En garde! Turns out some hummingbirds’ bills have evolved for fencing as well as sipping nectar. Watch video.

Have you visited EarthSky's Best Places to Stargaze page? Best dark sky locations around the world, collected by you, the EarthSky community. THANK YOU for taking the time to recommend your favorite publicly accessible stargazing spots! Visit Best Places to Stargaze to recommend a spot or find dark skies near you. Check it out now!

Moon sweeps past Mars January 11 to 13 You'll find Mars much fainter than 6 months ago, but still as bright as our sky's brightest stars.

Star trails over Rocky Gorge Abhijit Patil created this long-exposure image at Rocky Gorge in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest last Saturday night. "It's a tricky spot to shoot during the night," he wrote, "but the night views are spectacular and worth the risk." Star trails and how to capture them. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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