Feb 17 - Top Stories This Week

February 17 Top Stories This Week by:

Where is Elon Musk's car going? It was meant to go into an orbit that would take it past Mars, but where's it going really? Day Zero approaches as Cape Town's water runs out Cape Town is running out of water. Day Zero is when the city's taps will get turned off. New farthest-from-Earth spacecraft images New Horizons spacecraft makes history for being farthest from Earth while capturing images. Tonight … Young moon and Venus The moon appears as a wider crescent tonight than last night, but Venus is still deep in the sunset glare. Will you see it? Give it a try! Moon's bulge records its slow retreat from Earth Fossil bulge on the moon tells a story about the early solar system. New study: Sea level rise accelerating Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades rather than increasing steadily. See it! Partial solar eclipse Photos of Thursday's partial solar eclipse, visible from South America. Future cities built with volcanic ash? Researchers worked with volcanic ash as a concrete additive and substantially reduced building costs.

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Young moon and Venus On February 17 and 18, the lighted portion of the moon will be pointing toward Venus and can guide your eye. Venus is deep in the twilight and soon follows the sun below your western horizon.

Young moon and Venus View larger. | Robb Low in San Diego caught the young moon (lower right of tree) and Venus (bottom right) last night!  Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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