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What are some skywatching highlights in December 2024? This month, enjoy dazzling views of Venus as the "Evening...
Mercury shines at its brightest for the year, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks, and a bright new comet makes an...
This composite picture is a seamless blend of ultra-sharp NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images combined with the...
What are some skywatching highlights in September 2023? Venus returns to the early morning skies as a bright beacon...
What are some skywatching highlights in January 2023? Some lovely groupings this month include the Moon with Mars,...
What are some skywatching highlights in April 2023? Mercury reaches its highest in the evening sky for the year for...
What are some skywatching highlights in November 2020? Cool autumn evenings are a great time to look for the...
What are some skywatching highlights in August 2023? Saturn reaches opposition this month, meaning it's at its...
What are some skywatching highlights in January 2024? The year kicks off with the Quadrantid meteors, and some great...
What are some skywatching highlights in May 2024? Mars and Saturn tussle with the Moon, Mercury makes a brief a.m....
What are some skywatching highlights in December 2022? The Moon sweeps past Jupiter twice this month, and actually...
What are some skywatching highlights in November 2023? The Leonid meteors peak, Saturn sits in the celestial sea,...
What are some skywatching highlights in December 2023? Clear skies will make for ideal viewing of the Geminid meteor...
What are some skywatching highlights in February 2023? See Jupiter and Venus appear nearer each night, as they head...
What are some skywatching highlights in July 2023? Mars and Venus start the month close together, but part ways and...
What are some skywatching highlights in March 2024? Jupiter plows through the Pleiades on March 14, a chance to spot...
What are some skywatching highlights in April 2024? Catch Mars and Saturn rising, and Jupiter hangs out with Comet...
What are some skywatching highlights in June 2023? Mars and Venus draw closer throughout the month, while Saturn...
What are some skywatching highlights in October 2023? A "ring of fire" solar eclipse across the Americas on Oct. 14...
What are some skywatching highlights in February 2024? Venus begins its exit from the morning sky, as Mars makes its...
What are some skywatching highlights in May 2023? Venus reaches its highest point in the evening sky for the year,...
What are some skywatching highlights in November 2022? A total lunar eclipse brings some magic to the morning sky on...
Caption: In this composite image, visible-light observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are combined with...
This planetary nebula's simple, graceful appearance is thought to be due to perspective: our view from Earth looking...