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August 2025 brings the Full Sturgeon Moon on August 9, a Venus-Jupiter conjunction on August 12 and the peak of the Perseid ...
Mars remains an evening fixture, Saturn is nearing opposition, and Venus and Jupiter meet in the predawn sky Aug. 12.
Neptune and Saturn appear together in a telescope as Mars passes a star in Virgo and Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the ...
India-US space collaboration reaches historic milestone with NISAR launch, offering unprecedented earth observation data and commercial opportunities.
The moon is new on August 23. Back in the evening sky, the thin crescent moon will pass three degrees south of Mars in the ...
In August, the most beautiful scenery and impressive celestial events are to be enjoyed before dawn—along with much more ...
Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...
Superman has been a super-hit for DC Studios, and if (when?) filmmaker James Gunn shoots a sequel, these are the villains ...
The search for life beyond the solar system is heating up. Though biosignatures around super-Earth K2-18b remain unconfirmed, ...
This weekend promises an extraordinary celestial spectacle, as skywatchers will be treated to a stunning alignment of the ...
On August 12, the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter (noted above) will be positioned such that Venus will appear bright while Jupiter takes on a golden glow. The conjunction of the moon and the planet ...