Mars Brightens in the Night Sky

Source - NASA Science News for April 1, 2014

Dust off your telescope. Earth and Mars are converging for a beautiful close encounter in April, an event astronomers call "the opposition of Mars."

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/28mar_opposition/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xngUpUyyT70



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