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In 2003, Mars was closer to Earth than it had been in nearly 60,000 years. We got excited about it, as did many readers. Each year since, information has circulated that made people think it was happening again.
This year’s round of bogus emails has begun. So today one reader asked: “A recent e-mail going around says this August 2006 Mars will be the closest to Earth. However, your information says it happened in 2003. Which is correct?”
It was 2003. So if you want to go outside and look up, check out our Night Sky section for what’s really up there tonight. (You can re-live the 2003 event here.)
