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Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial ...
Jupiter will be too close to the sun to see Tuesday, but it will move farther out in the dawn sky and on Aug. 12 will have a ...
Sky watchers are in for a treat this week as the Moon comes between the Red Planet and a bright blue star. Mars has recently ...
To make a truly realistic fake picture of a galaxy, you can model exactly how light particles travel through the atmosphere ...
A "blood moon" rose over the UK during a partial lunar eclipse on March 14. The eclipse became visible for many across the world as the Moon travelled through the Earth's shadow. This type of eclipse ...
Venus and the Moon lie 5° apart in the predawn sky, offering a lovely naked-eye spectacle for early risers. The Moon passes ...
There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...
Mars and Regulus will remain close to each other until June 22. Now they are not so close to each other, but they can still be seen together with the naked eye. The best time to observe is right after ...
There’s a magical little pocket of Minnesota where time seems to move at the pace of a canoe gliding across still water, where the night sky explodes with stars you forgot existed, and where strangers ...
Here's everything you need to know about the most romantic day of the year and discover the significance of the Summer ...
June offers a celestial spectacle, starting with the Milky Way's rise in dark skies. Venus shines brightly in the early ...
Text and photos by Michael J. Meyer Anyone who has visited Ocracoke Island knows how special it is: from stunning sunsets to magnificent views of the Milky Way on a moonless night after a cold ...