EarthSky News - March 1 - March Planets

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March guide to the bright planets This month, 4 of the 5 bright planets - Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Mercury - are in the evening sky. Saturn is still a morning planet. Tonight … Moon close to Mars You'll notice Venus near the moon first, because it's so dazzlingly bright. But the "star" closer to Wednesday's moon is Mars. Plus, Uranus and Mars are in the same binocular field. Galapagos tortoise back from the brink Galapagos giant tortoises, once on the brink of extinction, have made a comeback. Ancient tortoise reveals tropical DNA This is a rare look at tropical DNA, courtesy of an ancient giant tortoise that tumbled into a sinkhole 1,000 years ago.

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Jupiter abstract A new photo by the daredevil Juno spacecraft, as it skimmed close to Jupiter on its last close pass near the planet. Click here for more about Juno's orbit around Jupiter.

Tonight … Moon close to Mars You'll notice Venus near the moon first, because it's so dazzlingly bright. But the "star" closer to Wednesday's moon is Mars. Plus, Uranus and Mars are in the same binocular field. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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