The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

Modest binoculars or a small telescope are all you need to see the Beehive Star Cluster. Appearing as a circular patch of ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible ...

The first was the theory that the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the moon in July 20,1969, did not take ...

observers across the island can expect a stunning – if slightly smaller – full moon gracing the night sky. For the best views, look for an open area with a clear line of sight to the horizon ...

But the moon has no such protection ... a kind of chemical fingerprint—a noticeable dip in a wavy line on a graph that shows how light interacts with the regolith. With the current tools ...

The moon’s glowing appearance comes from the sun’s reflected light, leading to its typical ... sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into ...

From the Nevada desert to the Oregon coast, these heritage railroads allow you to see the stars while rolling through the ...

The moon, Saturn and Venus will create a rare smiley face in the sky later this week. Sometimes things line up in fun ways. That is set to happen early Friday morning in the night sky as the moon ...

More important, though, is finding a sky-watching locale with minimal light pollution ... May 22: The Crescent moon, Saturn, and Venus line up In the pre-dawn hours of May 22, the thin crescent ...