EarthSky News - Feb 4 - Top Stories This Week

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February guide to the bright planets See Venus and Mars throughout February. Plus see Jupiter rising before midnight, Saturn before dawn and Mercury closer to dawn. Death of Granny, matriarch killer whale What happens when an endangered whale pod loses its wise old grandma? History of global temperature 1880-2016 Take 14 seconds to watch the change in Earth's surface temps since 1880. Saturn's rings: Up close and personal Incredible new images show Saturn's rings in unprecedented detail. How big are the biggest monster stars? How big can stars get? And how do these monster stars get so big? Wow! Jupiter and Little Red Spot The Little Red Spot is Jupiter's 3rd-largest anticyclonic storm. The Juno spacecraft captured this amazing image. Opportunity Rover celebrates 13 years on Mars She's officially a teenager. Here are 6 ways she's acting like one. Moon in Taurus in early February Tonight, let the moon show you where the constellation Taurus the Bull resides on the great dome of sky.

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Moon in Taurus in early February You should at least be able to see the Bull's two most prominent features tonight: bright Aldebaran and the Pleiades star cluster.

Winter sun halo Fiona M. Donnelly captured this beautiful sun halo on February 1 in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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