Special thanks to Corey S. Powell (@coreyspowell) on Twitter!
Want to see Saturn and Mars in the sky? They’re at their best now, ascending in the east after sunset, visible from around the world. The bright red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius forms a prominent triangle with Saturn and Mars on the sky’s dome.
Bottom line: NASA’s Stereo-A probe caught Saturn and Mars … with Earth in between.
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