9+ hour, 33+ min ago   (299+ words) September 13: Venus, the Moon, and Spica The Moon passes 0.5° due north of Venus at 7 A.M. EDT. In the evening sky, the pair is now standing in line with the tiny planet Mercury and the bright star Spica. If you…...

14+ hour, 53+ min ago   (30+ words) A peace-loving generation that values comfort, pleasure, and justice. If you were born between approx. 1971–1983, then you have Pluto in …...

22+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1502+ words) As longer nights draw in over the fall, we see the return of some stargazing favorites, including the Andromeda Galaxy, the Pleiades star cluster and the first supermoon of the season. With fall now upon us, many of us will…...

1+ day, 1+ min ago   (308+ words) Webb telescope detects changes in the rings of the small body Chariklo UA.NEWS Webb telescope detects changes in the rings of the small body Chariklo The James Webb Space Telescope has detected changes in the two rings of the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (429+ words) Chariklo’s inner ring is getting denser. Its outer ring is fading. Both changes are happening at the same time — and, for the moment, nobody knows why. The finding matters beyond Chariklo itself. Ring systems around planets had already shown that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (224+ words) Back in 1974, a complex radio transmission was sent from the now-destroyed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico toward M13 in the hope of reaching an alien civilization. Astronomers figured that since there are so many stars and planets in that area, there’s…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (238+ words) On the evening of September 13, 2026, Venus will shine beside the waxing crescent Moon low above the western horizon after sunset. As Space.com reports, the distance between the planet and the Moon will be slightly more than 5 degrees — approximately the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1059+ words) Space tends to instill fear in ordinary individuals. They perceive it as being filled with phenomena beyond scientific comprehension, potentially threatening their safety. However, in fact, space has been extensively researched by scientists and remains, in many respects, highly predictable....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (324+ words) If you have been waiting for September's full Moon, also known as the Harvest Moon, you will not have to wait much longer. The Harvest Moon reaches peak illumination on September 26, 2026, at 12:49 p.m. EDT, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. The…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (435+ words) Recent observations discovered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revealed a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn's South Pole. Nasa said this discovery, called a decagon, is the first time a large regular-sided jet pattern has ever been seen in…...