# Four Worlds, One Sun; Plus, a Total Lunar Eclipse

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Podcast: [Star Trails: A Weekly Astronomy Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/star-trails-a-weekly-astronomy-podcast-6777620)
Published: 2026-03-01T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/star-trails/2589982
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## Resource

In this milestone 100th episode of Star Trails, we bring the cosmos back home. After months of exploring distant stars, nebulae, and black holes, March begins with a tour of our own neighborhood: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, four rocky worlds born from the same protoplanetary disk 4.5 billion years ago, yet shaped into radically different outcomes. We’ll visit Mercury, the tiny planet that helped confirm Einstein’s General Relativity and inspired the hunt for a phantom world called Vulcan. We’ll step into Venus, Earth’s “twin” turned runaway greenhouse furnace, and then we’ll zoom out on Earth itself as if we’re alien astronomers reading its oceans, oxygen, and technosignatures from afar. Finally, we’ll head to Mars, a planet that once hosted flowing water, may have been habitable long ago, and still tempts us with the unresolved question of past life. After the break, I nerd out about my electric car and trace an unexpected history of EVs in space, from the lunar rovers parked on the Moon to a Tesla Roadster orbiting the Sun. In the sky report, the week’s headline event is a total lunar eclipse: the Full Worm Moon turns coppery red in Earth’s shadow, the only total lunar eclipse of 2026 visible across much of North America. Plus: Jupiter shines in the evening sky, and Mercury and Venus linger low in twilight. Connect with us on Bluesky @ startrails.bsky.social If you're enjoying the show, consider sharing it with a friend! Want to help? Buy us a coffee ! Also, check out music made for Star Trails on our Bandcamp page! Podcasting is better with RSS.com ! If you're planning to start your own podcast, use our RSS.com affiliate link for a discount, and to help support Star Trails.

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