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June offers a celestial spectacle, starting with the Milky Way's rise in dark skies. Venus shines brightly in the early ...
As summer unfurls its warm embrace across the Northern Hemisphere, the night sky prepares to put on a dazzling display. For ...
Find out when the next full moon will light up the night sky. Discover its phases and mysteries with ExtremeTech’s guide.
This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...
Venus currently rises in the east at 3:35 a.m. local daylight time. The eerie, low glimmering of Venus is a harbinger of daybreak, which begins exactly at that same time. In a telescope, Venus's ...
The King of the Planets teams up with an exceedingly narrow crescent moon for the last time this year in the evening sky on ...
To do so, you simply draw an imaginary line from the top point of the crescent, past the bottom point of the crescent, and ...
Peak illumination of the Strawberry Moon will arrive in Washington at 3:43 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. But it will be close enough to full on Tuesday evening that you won’t be able to tell the ...
See the Moon near some of the brightest planets this month, and be on the lookout for some of the rarest meteors to spot.
as sky conditions should be nearly perfect for the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower. The best views are expected on April 23 in the predawn hours. The crescent moon will set early the night before ...
You haven't seen a full moon quite like this in a long time. Here's why this year's Strawberry Moon is so special.
This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between the moon and Mars.