Feb 28 - Next Leap Year?

February 28 Next Leap Year? by:

When is the next Leap Year? If there were no leap years, eventually February would be a summer month for the Northern Hemisphere.  Tonight … Moon and Regulus Learn this star's story, and see it near tonight's moon. How naked mole rats stay cancer-free Another piece in the puzzle of how these wrinkled, hairless, buck-toothed creatures live such long and cancer-free lives. Moon's water might be widespread A new study suggests that the moon's water is widely distributed across its surface, though it's not necessarily easily accessible.

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Tonight … Moon and Regulus Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion. It's considered the most important of the 4 Royal Stars of ancient Persia.

The skywatcher RV Photography shot this photo at Mälarhusens Strand in southern Sweden. He wrote, "The sun is creeping ever nearer to the horizon and soon dawn will be here. Time for one last shot and then sit and watch the sky for awhile..." Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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