March 13 - Video Tuesday

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360 video: Tour a Mars robot test lab If your browser or smart phone is set up to view it, this 360 video will let you virtually explore a Mars simulation facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where engineers are practicing for an upcoming Mars lander mission. The most inspirational space video, ever Worried that our human species is making a mess of things? Inspiration-less? Carl Sagan wants to tell you something. Colorado serenade timelapse You'll enjoy this one. Gorgeous views of day and night skies over the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. March guide to the bright planets    The moon has now swept past Mars, Jupiter and Saturn before dawn. After mid-month, watch for the moon to pass the 2 innermost planets – Venus and Mercury – now both in the west after sunset. Tonight ... A tangle of stars in Berenices' hair Berenices' Hair - aka Coma Berenices - requires a dark sky to be seen. But it's worth the effort, a wonderful star cluster!

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A tangle of stars in Berenices' hair If you can't spot this wispy and gossamery group of stars with the unaided eye, try binoculars.

Check out the Big and Little Dippers Nice! We published some stories about the Big and Little Dippers and received back some photos. Love it when that happens. Thank you! This one is from Brotoiu Radu in Romania, who captured the Big and Little Dippers - also known as Ursa Major and Minor - on March 10. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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