March 12 - Fake News Science

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The science of fake news gets a boost Scientists call for studies of fake news. Plus a word about so-called "chemtrails." Nature likes to make bow waves Boats moving through water make bow waves. Objects in space, including Earth, make them, too. Even the moon's shadow - penetrating Earth's atmosphere during a total solar eclipse - creates moving bow waves. Tonight … Use Big Dipper to locate Hunting Dogs The ancient stargazers saw the Hunting Dogs  - aka Canes Venatici - as nipping at the heels of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Alphard is the Snake's Heart Alphard - Heart of the Snake in constellation Hydra - is ascending in the east in the evening now, a sign of spring coming.

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Use Big Dipper to locate Hunting Dogs You'll need a dark sky to see these two little stars snuggled in the arc of the Big Dipper.

Moon's sweep past morning planets The waning moon has now swept past all 3 bright planets in the predawn sky. Photos here from the EarthSky community. This photo - showing the moon near Saturn Sunday morning - is from Jenney Disimon in Sabah, N. Borneo. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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