“It’s a good thing the Moon doesn’t have any feelings to hurt. New research suggests it is actually 30 million years younger than anyone had thought, and that it is merely a ‘chip off the old block’ of Earth rather than being made up of the remnants of a Mars-sized body that slammed into Earth billions of years ago.”
Speaking of Mars, the red planet is the brightest it will be for quite some time in the night sky. Looks like a bright star with a yellowy-orange tint to it. Cool stuff.
It is bright. I’ve been noticing it every morning.
Looks more burnt-orange to me but, I live in Texas. HOOKUM
Really? You can see something other than cloud cover looking up?
Speaking of which, NASA says this Christmas eve
the 98% full moon looks huge and clear in the azure sky. It just might be the brightest moon you've ever seen. That's because it's the highest-riding full moon until the year 2023.
(http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/20dec_christmaseve.htm?list1063884)
Did you get to see it last night?
Right next to the Moon!
Really neat!