EarthSky News - March 29 - Moon, Mercury, Mars

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Tonight … Moon, Mercury, Mars Look for them all in the west shortly after the sun goes down. Last night's very young moon It's rare to see a moon less than 24 hours old, but North America had a shot at a younger moon last night. Photos from the EarthSky community here. What is a Dyson sphere?   Are some advanced civilizations in our galaxy now collecting all of the energy emitted by their stars? If so, we would call their energy-collecting megastructures Dyson spheres. Watch tomorrow's spacewalk Two ISS astronauts will be outside the space station beginning about 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) on Thursday. The spacewalk is expected to last about 6.5 hours. Links to viewing here. EarthSky is about to start its once-a-year fund-raiser We'll be asking your help to keep going. Can't wait? Donate here. Want more for now? Read more about EarthSky.

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Tonight ... Moon, Mercury, Mars Mercury and Mars will look like "stars" near the slim crescent moon Wednesday evening. You might need binoculars to spot Mercury; it'll be very near the sunset glare.

Last night's very young moon From eastern North America last night, the moon was extremely young and tough to spot. Tom Palmer in Carrboro, North Carolina caught this photo when the moon was only 21 hours old. As night fell across North America, the moon waxed slightly larger and more people caught it. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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