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May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...
From equatorial locations such as Singapore, Nairobi or Quito, Venus and Saturn will be higher in the sky at sunrise. Nairobi is far enough ... Using Mars as a waypoint, going downward one will see a ...
Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...
At 41 degrees south latitude, you would see seasonal changes of all of the southern hemisphere stars. The circumpolar constellations are Carina, Centaurus and Crux.
A Cape Cod astronomer is tracking T Coronae Borealis, a star system that's expected to go nova soon. Here’s what you need to ...
Jupiter and Mars shine in the evening, more planets gather in the morning, and the Eta Aquariid meteors join in.
Venus, whose dazzling white light is sometimes called the "Morning Star," will be at the top of the sky. Saturn, which is fainter, will shine just below and to the left, and the thin crescent Moon ...
As May commences, Jupiter, resembling a luminous golden star within the constellation Taurus, shines high above the western ...
From meteor showers to constellations, here's everything you need to know about observing the summer sky using the unaided ...
The final major astronomical event of April will feature the moon shining alongside Venus, Saturn, and Mercury, according to AccuWeather. The event is set to unfold before daybreak on Friday, April 25 ...