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I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
The full moon will come "with a celestial bonus—setting in the early morning sky near a dazzling alignment of Saturn, Venus, ...
There’s love in the night sky. Jupiter and Venus are set to share a “cosmic kiss” Thursday night as they appear side by side. The two planets crossed paths shortly after sunset Wednesday ...
Nearby will be the Bull's brightest star, orange Aldebaran, fairly conspicuous in its own right, yet still shining only a ...
Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.
Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...
In this alignment, Jupiter is at its closest approach to Earth in its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter in the night sky. Jupiter reaches opposition roughly once every 13 months because ...
Bluish-white Regulus in Leo is moving toward the western horizon and sets around 10 p.m. in mid-July, followed a couple of ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They'll be so close Wednesday, at least from our perspective, that just a sliver ...
Avid sky watchers may also have a chance to see multiple planets and a constellation later this month. Here's what to know.