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This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...
Moon marks the halfway point between the New Moon and the Full Moon. It appears as a half-illuminated disk with the right ...
The moon and Mercury meet-up comes as the "Swift Planet," which orbits the sun every 88 days, emerges from our star's ... in the night sky, and the closeness of the moon and Mars is also unusual ...
Perhaps the most beautiful star cluster to see through a pair of binoculars ... called "Earthshine," before moving to the upper left to Mars. One of the anchors of the Northern Hemisphere night sky ...
Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the diameter of our sun and 36.7 light years away. Boötes is chasing the Bears with ...
Related: Night sky, June 2025 ... The planet is just a trifle dimmer than the star but their proximity intensifies the orange-yellow of Mars and the blue-white of Regulus. Mars shines 8 degrees ...
Known as the “rival of Mars” for its color and closeness ... Corona Borealis constellation featuring labeled stars in a glowing, star filled night sky. Follow the arc of the Big Dipper ...
If you’re a night owl, this is the perfect time of year for you, as stargazing has now become a late-night delight! Catch an ...
A depiction of the Perseverance rover with a soft green aurora over head on Mars. Credit: Alex McDougall-Page illustration NASA's Perseverance rover has captured an aurora in the night sky for the ...
Mars and Jupiter will be visible in the west ... and new moon. When you look at the night sky in May, you won’t just find stars and a moon, you’ll find four planets, a chance of meteor showers ...
June opens with Jupiter, at magnitude -1.9, low in the western sky ... with Mars. Mars shines at magnitude 1.2 but dims throughout the month. On June 16, Mars pairs with the brightest star ...