July 22 - Dusty Mars, Bright Mars

July 22 Dusty Mars, Bright Mars by:

These spacecraft are studying Mars dust Raging, planet-wide dust storms - like the one going on now - happen only every 6 to 8 years on Mars. Here's how NASA spacecraft are studying it, plus a cool before-and-after video. Mars is now brighter than since 2003 It's bright. It's red. It's in the sky nearly all night. What is it!? It's Mars, and it'll shine brilliantly throughout July and August. Tonight … Moon north of star Antares The name Antares comes from the Greek and means rival of Ares - that is, rival of Mars. Antares is red, too, and it's usually brighter than Mars. But it's no match for Mars now. Amazing Kilauea volcano images you might have missed For more than 2 months, lava has been pouring from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, destroying homes and remaking the land. A cool collection of images, here.

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Mars is now brighter than since 2003 Mars is very bright now! And it's very red in color. Dennis Chabot of POSNE NightSky captured this photo of Mars yesterday.

Dust storm rolls in on Mars Forecast for Mars: dust! This smaller storm appeared on Mars in April, 2018, prior to the planet-wide storm happening now. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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