Feb 3 - Top Stories This Week

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See it! Super Blue Moon eclipse photos It was a Blue Moon, a supermoon and a moon in total eclipse. Will future landers on Europa sink? Jupiter's moon Europa is an ocean world beneath an icy crust, and scientists want to land a spacecraft there. Fast-moving asteroid will buzz us Super Bowl Sunday Asteroid 2002 AJ129 will be closest to Earth on February 4, at about 10 times the moon's distance. Watch online. These clouds are called ship tracks They form around exhaust particles released by ships. Close-up on a giant star 1st-ever detailed image of the surface of a giant star, about 350 times larger than our sun. View of Mars rover's journey so far  This sweeping vista of planet Mars provides a look back at key sites the rover has visited since its 2012 landing. February guide to the bright planets Which planets to look for in your sky this month, and when. Tonight … Use Big Dipper to find North Star The two outermost stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper always point to the North Star, aka Polaris. That's why astronomers call these stars The Pointers.

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Misty sunrise, happy dog Misty and golden sunrise in England, with a man walking his very happy dog! Photo by Sam Kelly.

Tonight … Use Big Dipper to find North Star The two outermost stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper always point to the North Star, aka Polaris. That's why astronomers call these stars The Pointers. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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