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Moon, Venus and Mars Align for the First Time in Seven Years
In a brilliant cosmic display, a thin waxing crescent moon, Venus and Mars aligned for the first time in seven years on Feb. 20, 2015. The spectacle is known as ""— two celestial bodies in our solar system align, enabling observers to see them in the same line of sight, says EarthSky.org. Mars was the quieter of the three components, only appearing as a dull disk, Astronomy.com reported. at 88 percent illumination, which Astronomy.com says was a little more than...