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What’s that bright star tonight? Anyone glancing toward the western horizon after sunset in late May and early June may…
ToplineThe arrival of a New Supermoon makes this weekend ideal for stargazing. With our natural satellite hidden in the glare…
ToplineWith the moon reaching its last quarter phase on Saturday, May 9, it begins to rise around midnight, then later…
ToplineSkywatchers will this weekend be treated to the sight of Saturn close to a bright moon. The ringed planet —…
ToplineSix planets line up in the pre-dawn sky on Wednesday, Aug. 27 — but not for long. Venus, Jupiter, and…
ToplineA six-world parade will be on show to early rising skywatchers on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Three planets — Venus, Jupiter…
ToplineThere’ s six-planet parade on Monday, Aug. 25, just before dawn. Saturn, Jupiter and bright Venus will dominate the scene,…
ToplineSkywatchers will be treated to a rare spectacle on Saturday, Aug. 23, as six planets line up in a pre-dawn…
ToplineA six-planet parade — sometimes called a planetary alignment — will adorn the pre-sunrise morning sky on Friday, Aug. 22,…
ToplineOvernight on Monday, Aug. 12, through Tuesday, Aug. 13, sees the annual peak of the Perseid meteor shower, when up…