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The full moon will come "with a celestial bonus—setting in the early morning sky near a dazzling alignment of Saturn, Venus, ...
The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.
On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted ...
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and ...
The moon will be 99% full Friday night, and with mostly clear skies expected for Louisville in the evening, tonight is a good ...
This gas giant has some really unique features that make it stand out. If you’re curious about space, learning a few things ...
Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about geologically active moons.
"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian atmosphere at a comet-like speed of 170,000 kilometers per hour," NASA ...