Jan 12 - Top Stories, Moon Near Mars

January 12 Top Stories, Moon Near Mars by:

Galaxy collision to send our solar system flying? Could a galaxy collision knock our solar system out of the Milky Way, 2 billion years from now? Read more. Dark matter on the move Dark matter - that strange stuff that makes up so much of the universe's mass - can heat up and move around. Read more. Tonight … Moon and Mars close Mars is easily bright enough to show up in the moon's glare tonight. When you see them, know that Mars – a neighboring planet – lies at more than 450 times the distance of our companion moon. Read more. More top stories Why is Mars sometimes bright and sometimes faint? New Juno images of Io's fiery volcanoes So long, Iridium flares Probing the magnetar at the center of our galaxy When does the Age of Aquarius begin? Astronomers find the brightest quasar yet Watch hummingbirds feed - and fight - in slo-mo More East Antarctica glaciers are waking up

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What is a waxing crescent moon? Waxing moon this week with earthshine, over an amusement park in Brest, France, via BK-Photographies.

See the Winter Circle, or Hexagram Whether you call it a Circle or a Hexagon, it's a big circular pattern of stars in the night sky. Its stars are some of the brightest up there. This image shows the Winter Circle in blue and the Winter Triangle in red. 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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