Apr 4 - Robot Fish, Next Mars Mission

April 4 Robot Fish, Next Mars Mission by:

Watch a robot fish swim in the ocean SoFi - a soft robot fish made of silicone rubber - can swim alongside real fish in the ocean. Next Mars mission due to launch Launch window for Mars Insight opens May 5, 2018. It's the 1st interplanetary mission to go up from the U.S. West Coast. NASA said: "InSight's pre-dawn launch may be visible for more than 10 million Californians ... " Does space weather threaten high-tech life? The wired Earth of the 21st century is at the mercy of the volatile nature of the sun, says a scientist who studies solar storms. Tonight … Use the Big Dipper to find the Little Dipper Polaris - aka the North Star - marks the end of the Little Dipper's handle. Here's how to use the Big Dipper to spot it.

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Big Dipper to Little Dipper The 2 outer stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper always point to Polaris.

Last night's moon and Jupiter Did you see the moon's sweep past Jupiter this week? From the time they rise in mid- to late evening until dawn, they're still the brightest things up there. Martin Marthadinata caught the moon and Jupiter last night from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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