On November 9, at 3 A.M. EST, the Moon will pass 4° due north of Jupiter, with both celestial bodies observable in Gemini during early morning hours. Jupiter, shining at magnitude –2.4, will be easily ...

The Big Dipper, an asterism within the Ursa Major constellation, is readily observable from mid-to-high northern latitudes and its appearance varies throughout the year due to Earth's orbit and ...

Jupiter reaches opposition on December 7th, offering northern hemisphere observers its best apparition in a decade, reaching a magnitude of –2.8 and exhibiting observable atmospheric details such as ...

While most Western space enthusiasts remember the American Skylab space station, only some recall the long series of Soviet orbiting labs called the Salyut space stations. The last of these, Salyut 7, ...

The week features the observation of transient celestial events, including a recently identified supernova candidate (AT 2025yyn) in Ursa Major and Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon, which is nearing naked-eye ...

The assertion that more is known about the Moon (or Mars) than the deep ocean lacks scientific basis; a significant portion (23.4%) of the seafloor has been mapped at high resolution, exceeding the ...

On September 5th, the constellation Camelopardalis, containing Kemble's Cascade and NGC 1502, will be visible in the northern sky after 11 PM local daylight time. Uranus will become stationary on ...

Neptune reached opposition on September 20th, offering optimal viewing conditions around local midnight. Observation requires binoculars or a telescope due to its 7.7 magnitude. Lambda Piscium serves ...

SpaceX’s Starship program—responsible for developing the largest and most powerful rocket ever flown—continues to make history. On Sunday, Starship and the Super Heavy booster lifted off around 8:25 a ...

Sputnik 2 was launched by the Soviets shortly after Sputnik 1, with its rapid preparation intended to sustain propaganda momentum and align with the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. This ...

When SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour returns to Earth this week, she will set a clutch of records for the most time spent in space by a crewed spacecraft. Launched for her fifth mission in ...

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) presents an observational challenge due to competing factors of increasing solar energy absorption and increasing Earth distance, creating uncertainty in its current ...