March 12 CME Coming, Top Stories

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Big white circle is the sun. Yellow circle is the Earth. Blue arced blob between them is the CME. See how that blue blob is headed directly toward Earth? This CME left the sun on March 10. It could strike Earth as early as the night of March 12-13, according to clocks in the Americas. The image is from a NASA model. See an animated version of the model in this post.


Sun news: Big CME direct hit expected. Aurora alert!

NOAA issued a large aurora storm watch yesterday. A long-lasting solar flare on Thursday produced an Earth-directed CME - a cloud of plasma - from the sun that should arrive tomorrow. That means auroral activity might increase tonight (the night of March 12-13) for observers in the Western Hemisphere. More sun news here.

Joro spiders to spread over East Coast

This was the biggest story on our website this week. The Joro spider arrived in the southeastern U.S. in 2013. And the news is that it'll eventually spread up and down the East Coast. This spider can grow to the size of an adult's palm! Many people are scared of spiders. So if this news makes your heart race, take a deep breath. The Joro spider invasion might not be all that bad. 

Spring forward

Daylight saving time: 10 tips to make it easier

Tonight, clocks in most U.S. states and Canadian provinces will be turned forward 1 hour. Daylight saving time begins for many of us! It'll end on November 6. Do you notice yourself feeling groggy or off kilter in the week following? Here are some tips that might help.

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Bright Venus is 4 degrees north of fainter, red Mars today. You'll find them in the east before sunrise.










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Castor and Pollux near the moon tonight

The waxing gibbous moon is in Gemini, very close to 2 bright stars. Those stars represent the "twins" of ancient myth, Castor and Pollux. Pollux is the brighter of the 2 stars and closer to the moon in Saturday night's sky. Read more.








Venus through a telescope

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Aurelian Neacsu photographed this beautiful crescent Venus on Thursday morning from Visina, Dambovita, Romania. Thank you, Aurelian! Venus is currently in the eastern sky before sunrise. It's showing a wide crescent phase, revealing about a 45%-illuminated face toward Earth. You can also find Mars, and maybe Saturn, nearby. Read more about the morning planets.

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