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This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...
Spica is a binary star system located 250 light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. The waxing gibbous moon will ...
Jupiter is glorious in the west after sunset, outshining all the stars. The crescent Moon lies near the giant planet on 30 April. The night sky at around 11pm this month (Nigel Henbest ...
From ancient stars ... up the night sky when the ,Lyrid meteor shower returns in April, according to NASA. Amateur astronomers can also spot a plethora of planets and a full moon during select ...
Head’s up, skywatchers, as April closes out, the night sky will include a crescent moon alignment this week on Friday, April 25. The grouping of planets will include bright Venus, Saturn ...
An illustration of the new moon of May 2025 near the sun on May 27. | Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night The new moon .