Find out how atmospheric refraction flattens the Sun and Moon, shifts sunrise and sunset times, and creates the mysterious ...

Is Venus visible from Earth? Venus as seen with the naked eye, through binoculars, and through a telescope. To the unaided eye, Venus appears as a bright white point of light. Binoculars can reveal ...

A bright planet near the Moon — what a beautiful sight, easily visible to the naked eye! Want to know if Venus or Jupiter is close to the Moon tonight? Use the free Sky Tonight app! Featuring an ...

The Full Moon in October 2026 — known as the Hunter’s Moon in the Northern Hemisphere — occurs on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 04:12 GMT/UTC (12:12 AM EDT). The Moon will shine in the constellation ...

Antares, the “rival of Mars”, is a supergiant star that appears as a bright reddish dot to the naked eye. To easily find Antares in the sky from your exact location, use the free Star Walk 2 app. Read ...

Comets, asteroids, and trans-Neptunian objects make up the small bodies of the Solar System, with dwarf planets placed in a separate category by the International Astronomical Union. Most asteroids ...

Timing is everything in astronomy, and elongation is the key to catching the elusive planet Mercury. The planet reaches its next greatest elongation on November 20, so don’t miss the opportunity. Let ...

The next planet to reach opposition will be Uranus on November 25, 2026. Around this date, Uranus will shine at magnitude 5.6 in the constellation Taurus, making it a good target for binoculars or a ...

Wondering which planets you can see close together next? This guide covers the upcoming planetary conjunctions and close approaches, key dates, and what will be visible in the sky. Use the free Sky ...

On October 18, 1963, a French black-and-white cat Félicette became the first cat in space. She returned safely from her space mission, but her story didn’t end there. Here’s how she was selected, what ...

La cuarta fase del ciclo lunar; ocurre entre el primer cuarto de Luna y la Luna Llena. Las fases crecientes representan a la Luna volviéndose más iluminada, así que al inicio de esta fase, la Luna ...

Suchen Sie danach, was Sie diese Woche am Himmel sehen können? Dieser Guide zeigt die kommenden astronomischen Ereignisse. Scrollen Sie nach unten für Himmelskarten und Beobachtungstipps und nutzen ...