So Sunday night, I’m all psyched up - Mars is supposed to be the closest to Earth that it’s ever been. At 12:30a.m Monday morning, I run out onto my balcony, where it’s supposed to be right next to the moon and I see…the moon. How disappointing.
Then yesterday I learn from the good folks at Snopes that this is an urban legend that goes around every August.
Not only that, but Mars getting close to Earth isn’t even a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence: it happens about every 15 years. Last time was in August 2003!
How sad.
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