March 2021 Sky 2 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 5:17 UT (distance 365,423 km; angular size 32.7'). 2 Moon near Spica at 12h UT (morning sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) 4 Mars 2.6° SE of the Pleiades at 16h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.0. 5 Mercury 0.3° N of Jupiter at 7h UT...

  Mars 2020 Rover Landing   The NASA Perseverance rover is expected to land on Mars this Thursday, February 18, around 12:55 p.m. PST.  The Mars 2020 Rover main mission is to seek possible signs of ancient life on Mars while collecting...