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3 worlds in a line
The waning moon is in the predawn sky, busily passing planets. EarthSky community photos of the moon, Mars and Saturn, here.
April 8, 2018
Hand of the Desert at night
Artist Mario Irarrázabal created the Hand of the Desert after the city of Antofagasta, Chile, asked him for something notable, to fill the empty space of the Atacama Desert. Astrophotographer Yuri Beletsky captured it at night.
April 5, 2018
See it! Moon sweeps past Jupiter
Have you been watching the moon's sweep past Jupiter this week? From the time they rise in mid- to late evening until dawn, they're still the brightest things up there.
April 5, 2018
Antarctic ice grounding lines are shifting
Europe's CryoSat satellite was used - over 7 years - to track 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of Antarctic coastline. It can be seen warm ocean water is eating away at Antarctica's floating margins.
April 4, 2018
A beautiful conjunction of Mars and Saturn
Red Mars and golden Saturn were only 1.3 degrees apart on April 2, 2018, about the width of your finger at arm's length. Photos from the EarthSky community. Thanks to all who submitted.
April 3, 2018
Forgotten boat and 3 planets
Photographer Nima Asadzadeh caught Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn against the backdrop of the distant Milky Way center, from Lake Urmia, Iran.
April 2, 2018
Bonneville Salt Flats
"In the springtime, when a few inches of water rest on its surface, Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats becomes a massive, thousand-acre mirror."
March 31, 2018
Bye bye winter sky
"The next few weeks are the last chance to observe Sirius, Orion and the Hyades in the evening sky. Then we say goodbye to our old friends of the winter skies."
March 30, 2018
The colors of stars
A photographer compares the colors of the stars Rigel, Betelgeuse and Sirius.
March 28, 2018
Why orange snow in Europe?
You've seen the images from last week of Europe's orange snow? It might have baffled skiers, but meteorologists know ... it's really pretty common.
March 26, 2018
