On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the moon will occult Jupiter before sunrise, creating a rare celestial spectacle visible across eastern North America and beyond.
See the Moon meet Mars and Jupiter this week ...
The moon and Jupiter will meet before dawn on Sept. 8, before the moon hides the giant planet from view in a rare daytime occultation.
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).
When can you see the waning crescent Moon? Here's when and where to look as the Moon approaches its New Moon phase this week.
Skywatchers can enjoy ever-longer nights, fall constellations, the Andromeda galaxy and the full hunter's moon in October.
A partial solar eclipse swept across the face of the sun on Sept. 21, mesmerizing stargazers with a dramatic display of orbital mechanics that saw the curved silhouette of the lunar disk turn the ...
The moon phase today is a Waxing Crescent at 29 percent illumination, five days after the New Moon on September 11. The First Quarter arrives September 18, and the Harvest Moon rises near Saturn on ...