Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 9Asteroid 9 Metis reaches at opposition at 2 A.M. EDT in the constellation Libra. The 10th-magnitude main-belt world is visible ...

Asteroid 9 Metis reaches opposition at 2 A.M. EDT in the constellation Libra — not far from Vesta, which reached opposition a week ago. Visible from sundown to sunup, the best time to look for ...

Titled Moon Cup , it is one of the featured pieces in the MacKenzie Art Gallery’s (MAG) newest exhibition showing how ...

You know Metis and Thebe and Adrastea and Amalthea. Io and Ganymede and Callisto and Europa.

May’s full moon, known by its popular nickname as the flower moon to signify the many blossoms of spring, will be bright in the sky on Sunday night — despite it being a “micromoon.” ...

The Old Farmer’s Almanac began publishing full moon names in the 1930s, which were inspired by those associated with Native American tribes. For instance, the flower moon—the name of each full ...

May's flower moon will grace the skyline on Mother's Day, shining for three days. Here's what to know about May's special full moon and when to watch. A full moon is one of the lunar phases where ...

Those who glanced up at the sky Thursday night had an opportunity to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total ...

Asteroid 9 Metis reaches at opposition at 2 A.M. EDT in the constellation Libra. The 10th-magnitude main-belt world is visible with binoculars or a telescope all night from sunset to sunrise.

The May 2025 full moon, also called the "flower moon," officially occurs on Monday, May 12, giving skywatchers who are now enjoying milder conditions a chance to see a micromoon. Micromoons look a ...