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 close conjunction of the waning crescent Moon (approximately 26% illuminated) and Jupiter occurred around 7 A.M. EDT, observable in the eastern sky before sunrise, with the Moon positioned between ...

Look to Scorpius this evening, where the asteroid 4 Vesta floats near the globular cluster M80 close to the Scorpion’s claws. Viewing is best looking southwest starting around 30–60 minutes after ...

Asteroid 2 Pallas, at 10th magnitude, exhibited a stationary position at 7:00 A.M. EDT within the constellation Aquila. Pallas's location was approximately 6.5° southeast of Altair, Aquila's brightest ...

On some clear, moonless night this fall, head out and locate the constellation Vulpecula the Fox. It’s not the easiest star pattern to identify, but two much more apparent constellations will help you ...

Key Takeaways: Cocconi and Morrison's 1959 Nature paper, "Searching for Interstellar Communications," provided a foundational scientific framework for the then-unconventional field of SETI. The paper ...

Saturn reached opposition at 2 A.M. EDT, exhibiting high visibility throughout the night and presenting optimal viewing conditions for its rings and moons. Saturn's apparent magnitude was 0.6 in ...

On September 20th, beginning around 12:30 A.M. EDT, Titan, a moon of Saturn, will transit across the planet's disk, accompanied by its shadow. The transit will be visible telescopically, with Titan's ...

JWST observations of Saturn's atmosphere revealed unprecedented details of its aurora and upper atmosphere, including previously unseen, complex structures. In the ionosphere (1100 km altitude), dark, ...

Neptune reached opposition at 9:00 A.M. EDT, rendering it visible throughout the night. Neptune, at magnitude 7.7, is not visible to the unaided eye but can be located 2.7° northeast of Saturn using ...

Astronomers have discovered a lightweight black hole that’s a bit of a cosmic conundrum. Hypothetically, black hole masses can range all the way from far less than a paperclip to at least tens of ...

On a specified date, the Moon will pass 0.8° north of Venus and 1.3° north of Regulus (magnitude 1.4), with Venus and Regulus separated by less than 0.5°. This celestial trio will rise around 4:30 A.M ...