Mars will shine brightly. It will look great in a telescope. It will not kill you.

there's some crazy stories out there about the incredible closeness of mars to the earth on August 27th. a bunch of kids that live at my house heard it was going to be as big as the moon. what is this, the dark ages??

so here's a wonderful article from space.com that dispells any untrue notions that people have. here's a favorite quote from the piece

"Still the rumors are rampant. One reader asked Joe Rao if Mars will hit Earth.

"The odds that Mars will crash into the Earth on Aug. 27 are about as good as the Detroit Tigers winning the 2003 World Series in 4 games.""

there yazs go harbough--->