The bright stars Castor and Pollux will be positioned to the left of the moon in the early morning hours of Aug. 19. Mercury, meanwhile, will be visible close to the horizon, but will swiftly become ...

In August, astronomers can observe three prominent star clusters: Hercules, Pleiades, and Hyades. These clusters, comprising ...

Star clusters are groups of stars that formed together and remain bound by their mutual gravity. They mainly come in two ...

The Last Quarter Moon floats in the predawn sky, preparing to occult the Pleiades from some parts of the world.

Wausau Pilot & Review From predawn planet pairings to a shadow crossing Saturn’s rings, central Wisconsin skywatchers have ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as the moon aligns with one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. According ...

To see the event at its best, it’s better to wait for later in the night, when both the Moon and the Pleiades are visible ...

A spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) featuring six planets is visible during August. Here’s when and ...

The waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.

The moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster in the early morning hours of Aug. 16-17, with the ice giant ...

In the early morning hours of August 16-17, 2025, the moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster. This celestial event also features Uranus lurking unseen nearby.

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaked earlier this week, but the waning gibbous moon moves out of the evening sky this ...