Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is currently visible in both morning and evening skies, initially located near the Big Dipper within Canes Venatici before transitioning into Boötes. Its perigee, the closest ...

Mae Jemison demonstrated an early passion for science, earning a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.A. in African American studies from Stanford, an M.D. from Cornell Medical College, and serving as ...

Venus will be visible in the western sky for approximately one hour after sunset throughout September, exhibiting a diminishing phase and decreasing altitude. A close conjunction with the Moon will ...

Hubble proved Andromeda is a separate galaxy by identifying a Cepheid variable star within it. Cepheid variables have a period-luminosity relationship: longer period means greater brightness. Knowing ...

August 2025 offers several planetary conjunctions, including a close approach of Venus and Jupiter on August 12th, and a second conjunction of Saturn and Neptune on August 6th, with a third occurring ...

The Moon passes 1.9° due north of Neptune at 6 A.M. EDT this morning. Early rises will be able to catch the Moon hanging between Venus and Mercury in the predawn sky — check out last week’s column for ...

An exclusive tour, "2027 Pharaoh’s Shadow" by Eclipse Traveler, has been introduced to facilitate observation of the 2027 total solar eclipse following the oversubscription of a prior offering. The ...

The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 5:46 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will stand 251,996 miles (405,548 km) away. With the Moon sinking low in the hours ...

A recent study examining Martian craters identified that the planet experienced multiple ice ages between approximately 640 and 98 million years ago. This research revealed a consistent pattern ...

This tour is currently under development. Eclipse Traveler is designing an exclusive journey to place you in an optimal viewing location for this incredible celestial event.

An observational event is described, featuring the Moon in close angular proximity to Jupiter. This celestial alignment is scheduled for the early morning of October 14, with Jupiter positioned in the ...

Albireo (Beta Cygni), situated in the constellation Cygnus, is highlighted as a distinguished double star system highly regarded by northern observers. The system consists of two components, Beta1 ...