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Heads up, stargazers! The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the red star Antares after sunset on Sunday (Aug. 3).
This weekend brings us a brilliant display in the night sky. On the evening of August 3, just after sunset, the waxing ...
A final "gee-whiz" fact you can reveal to your friends is that what you are seeing in Monday's sky is an illusion of ...
The moon and the red supergiant star Antares will form a celestial pairing on August 4, visible in the night sky. This is a ...
Explore why the moon may appear red in the U.S. tonight. Learn the science behind the celestial event involving the bright ...
It has a been an active summer in terms of meteor showers, and August is no different. How to watch the Perseids, details on ...
The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of ...
Four of these planets – Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn – will be visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune can ...
Every August, the Perseid meteor shower draws millions of eyes to the night sky. This year’s peak, set for the night of ...
This weekend promises an extraordinary celestial spectacle, as skywatchers will be treated to a stunning alignment of the ...
The Sturgeon Moon reaches its peak illumination at 8.54am BST on Saturday (August 9), after the Moon will have set. The best ...
The Sturgeon Moon, which is the full moon in August, will be a special two-night event in 2025, reaching its peak illumination on the morning of Saturday, August 9.