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Sights and sounds from the surface of Mars, with a view from Curiosity Rover and the sound of Martian winds from InSight lander. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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Here's how to spot the 'planetary parade' this month! Just after sunset, four planets will be visible in the evening skies for the summer months.

If you are up early tomorrow morning, be sure to catch this cosmic trio in our morning skies ✨. Jupiter, the Moon, and Mars will rise at around 3am and will be visible together until sunrise in the eastern sky. No telescopes needed - simply look up!

#Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured these images of sand dunes covered by frost just after winter solstice. The frost here is a mixture of carbon dioxide snow and water ice. It will disappear when spring arrives.

Unique view of Pillars of Creation. Processed JWST/NIRCam data by David Berns. www.astrobin.com/zbaj7z/ 🔭 🧪

Clouds on Mars are a mixture of dry ice and water. Mars' cloudy sky as seen by Perseverance rover in 2023

The delicate rings of Saturn. Remember, the rings aren’t solid objects but are instead composed of billions of bits of ice. In some places, you can see right through the rings! I processed this image using data taken by Cassini in October 2004. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill