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Before sunup … Moon and planets Over the next several mornings - February 7 to 9 - you'll find the waning moon sweeping past the planets Mars and Jupiter. Watch online as 2 asteroids sweep close How to watch online this week as 2 newly discovered asteroids - 2018 CB and 2018 CC  - sweep closer to Earth than the moon. You can catch one today - from Rome - starting at 20:00 UTC (2 p.m. CST; translate UTC to your time). TRAPPIST-1 worlds likely terrestrial and water-rich Terrestrial means more like Earth than Jupiter or Saturn. Water-rich means a potential for life. New insights about the 7 planets orbiting this nearby star. Last quarter moon is February 7 Watch for the last quarter moon after midnight Tuesday, or early Wednesday morning. It'll be showing us half of its lighted half, or day side.

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Before sunup … Moon and planets Jupiter - brightest starlike object in the night sky now - will catch your eye first. Mars and the nearby star Antares are fainter, about equally bright, and both reddish in color.

TRAPPIST-1 worlds, compared to Earth View larger. | This artist's concept shows what the 7 planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 might look like, compared to Earth. They're shown to the same scale, but not in their correct orbital relationship. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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