Night Sky News: Watch Moon meet Leo and Zodiacal Lights
For skywatchers willing to get up early, the next few mornings will be greeted by the crescent Moon pairing up with Mars and a stellar giant. First up on Sept.24 at dawn -about half hour before your...
View Article5 Sky Events This Week: Three-Planet Huddle, Lunar Wall
As the sun sets this week and the stars come out to play, the moon makes for a convenient guidepost in tracking down some cosmic showpieces. Check out our five sky events not to miss. Moon Joins...
View Article5 Sky Events This Week: Mercury Rising, Moon Meets the Lion’s Heart
Mercury, Venus and Mars share the inner solar system with Earth and will be on display in the evening skies this week. Credit: JPL/NASA This week skywatchers get a chance to watch the moon strike a...
View Article5 Sky Events of the Week: Stellar Peak-a-Boo and Leo Paws at the Moon
This view of Jupiter from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the distinctive cloud structures on this gas giant. This week sky-watchers can see Jupiter riding high in the southern evening sky. Credit:...
View Article5 Sky Events This Week: Milky Way Gems Sparkle While Venus Snuggles With Leo
The massive star factory known as the Trifid Nebula is a rare combination of three types of nebulae. Courtesy of ESO Chances to easily hunt down stunning Milky Way treasures come sky-watchers’ way this...
View Article4 Sky Events This Week: Moon Points to Crab and Leo’s Heart
A mosaic by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star’s supernova explosion. Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State...
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