Feb 28 - Ice-covered Volcanoes Due to Erupt?

February 28 Ice-covered Volcanoes Due to Erupt? by:

Please help EarthSky keep going ... Please help us continue to bring you science news and info on the night sky. Can you help with a small donation? EarthSky needs you! Click to donate and learn more. These ice-covered Chilean volcanoes could erupt soon Heightened volcanic activity in the Nevados de Chillán prompted Chilean authorities to issue an orange alert in anticipation of an eruption. See photos and videos from our friends at GlacierHub. Ceres had meltwater reservoirs for millions of years Life on Ceres, largest body in the asteroid belt? Maybe, at one time. New research points to ancient subsurface reservoirs of salty meltwater that might have lasted millions of years and let life's chemistry begin. Read more. When is the next leap year? If there were no leap years, eventually February would be a summer month for the Northern Hemisphere. 2019 isn't a leap year, but 2020 will be. Read more.

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Before dawn … Spectacular moon and 3 planets Look for the waning moon sandwiched between Jupiter and Saturn Friday morning. By this weekend, a very thin crescent will be passing Venus. East before sunup!

Green dragon aurora over Iceland Do you see the dragon in this green aurora that appeared over Iceland earlier this month? It's an example of what's called pareidolia. Photo by Jingyi Zhang and Wang Zheng. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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