A "Zodiacal Glow" Will Appear in the Night Sky Until April 13

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Published on April 2, 2021 - Duration: 00:34s

A "Zodiacal Glow" Will Appear in the Night Sky Until April 13

Your nights will be a whole lotbrighter for the next couple of weeks.That's thanks to the "Zodiacal Glow,"also known as the pyramid of light,that will illuminate the sky until April 13.This natural phenomenon can be seen inthe Northern Hemisphere after twilight.NASA describes the cause of the pyramid oflight as "sunlight reflected toward Earth by acloud of tiny dust particles orbiting the Sun.".The zodiacal light actually comesfrom Mars (dubbed as the dustiestplanet in outer space).Researchers are still uncovering how it "couldhave escaped the grip of Martian gravity."


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