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Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, April 17New Moon occurs at 7:52 A.M. EDT. Spring is often ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. April 18: Venus moves into Taurus The Moon passes ...

From dramatic galaxies to a legendary meteor shower, the night sky from late March through mid-May has enough going on to ...

STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), just got closest to the sun and should still be visible from the Northern ...

STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), is visible before sunrise until this weekend. Here’s how, when and where ...

The images captured by the crew onboard the Orion capsule have certainly left an impression that captures the memories of an epic journey.

Zodiacal light is a rare celestial phenomenon that appears as a faint, pyramid-shaped glow in the night sky, caused by ...

A rare planetary alignment peaks April 20, with Mercury, Mars, and Saturn clustering at dawn. Here’s where travelers should ...

The unsung Makgadikgadi and Okavango Delta offer far more than the Big Five safari checklist ...

In this article, know why Sirius appears so bright, how distance and brightness work in space, and how you can spot it ...

The new moon is the perfect time to spot faint constellations, galaxies and a quartet of planets in the dawn sky.