Planetary scientists call it a stellar occultation and that's exactly what happened with Uranus on April 7. Observing the alignment allows NASA scientists to measure the temperatures and ...

From our planet's point of view, they will create a nearly perfect triangular shape, with the Moon's curved crescent creating a shape that will look like a smiling face. This brief alignment will ...

Venus, Saturn and the crescent Moon will align in the sky later this week, forming a ‘smiley face’ - what time should you look for the ‘smiley face’ planetary alignment? Did you know with ...

On April 7, Uranus passed in front of a distant star located 400 light-years away, giving NASA scientists a rare cosmic alignment in ... hot,” said NASA planetary scientist William Saunders ...

Venus will be the brighter of the two planets. This alignment will be visible to anyone who has a clear view of the eastern horizon before sunrise. “I checked Stellarium software, and I went to ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is a burst of meteor activity occurring around mid to late April. Night sky. In 2025, the Lyrid meteor shower will be active between April 16 to April 25. A dark site with ...