March 2 - Top Stories This Week

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So close! Can you help? EarthSky's yearly crowd-funder has been a big success so far. We're almost there ... we just need you. Can you help with a small donation? Click to donate and learn more. Astronomers find a nearby river of stars At least 4,000 stars that have been moving together in space since they formed, about a billion years ago. Countdown to calving at Antarctic ice shelf Cracks are set to release an iceberg twice the size of New York City, threatening a scientific presence on the ice shelf. March guide to the bright planets In early March, both Mercury and Mars shine in the west after sunset. Venus, Jupiter and Saturn shine before sunrise. More top stories When is the next leap year? Would cockroaches really survive a nuclear apocalypse? When and where did Earth get its oxygen? Help name 5 new moons of Jupiter These ice-covered Chilean volcanoes could erupt soon New NASA consortium to study how life began

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Tonight … Use Big Dipper to find North Star The 2 outer stars in the Big Dipper's bowl point to the North Star, aka Polaris. Give it a try.

See it! Photos of moon and morning planets "Jupiter, moon, Saturn, Venus and me at -18 C,” wrote Canada's Steven A. Sweet of Lunar 101-Moon Book. He captured this image on the morning of February 28. See more photos. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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