Mars, Venus and the moon are having a cosmic meet-up this week

The moon, Venus and Mars are getting close in the night sky this week. 

Mars and Venus will appear just next to the crescent moon in a coincidental planetary meet-up Tuesday. 

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You should be able to see the trio (assuming you have good weather) by looking west Tuesday evening, according to a NASA skywatching video.

Mars, which looks much like a red-tinged star, should appear just below the moon, with brightly-shining Venus just below that. Both will be near the constellation Aquarius. 

Unfortunately for millions of people in the U.S. Northeast, clouds will likely obscure views of the three cosmic objects.  Read more...

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