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See it! Young moon, Venus, Mercury
Wow! So many of you are catching the moon, Venus and Mercury after sunset. Thank you for all your photos. We wish we could post them all!
March 19, 2018
Rose-colored Jupiter
This Juno spacecraft image, taken February 7, 2018, captures a close-up view of a storm with bright cloud tops in planet Jupiter's northern hemisphere.
March 18, 2018
Stunning Mars images, from Curiosity
The Curiosity rover has sent back some beautiful new images of the foothills of Mount Sharp in Gale crater on Mars.
March 16, 2018
Sun pillar at Vancouver Island
Sun pillars happen when sunlight reflects from plate-like ice crystals, drifting through Earth's atmosphere with a horizontal orientation, gently rocking from side to side as they fall.
March 14, 2018
Check out the Big and Little Dippers
Nice! We published some stories about the Big and Little Dippers and received back some photos. Love it when that happens. Thank you!
March 13, 2018
Best photos of moon’s sweep past morning planets
The waning moon has now swept past all 3 bright planets in the predawn sky. Photos here from the EarthSky community.
March 12, 2018
Low rainbow near Joshua Tree
The height of a rainbow depends on the height of the sun. The higher the sun, the lower the rainbow.
March 11, 2018
Best photos of Venus and Mercury after sunset
Venus and Mercury were closer earlier this month, but they're easier to see now. Don't miss these 2 innermost worlds in our solar system, in the west after sunset.
March 10, 2018
Day meets night on Jupiter
The Juno spacecraft captured this image during its 11th close flyby of the planet. It shows swirling cloud formations around Jupiter's south pole.
March 9, 2018
Milky Way and zodiacal light over Death Valley
Jeff Berkes captured the Milky Way and the zodiacal light from California's Death Valley National Park on February 16.
March 8, 2018
