How to See 'Super Crescent Moon' and Venus Put On Show
This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.
February Astronomy: What's in the North Texas sky this month?
Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. The six planets will be visible until February 9. You'll ...
Planet party and snow moon to shine over California. Here’s when to watch the sky
Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...
See A Crescent Moon Beside Venus And ‘Groundhog Day: The Night Sky This Week
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
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Astronomy 101: First Assignment for Columbia Course Turns Its Telescope to the ‘Genocide’ Unfolding in Gaza
I was completely thrown for a loop. I thought I was hallucinating for a second,’ a Jewish student enrolled in the class tells ...
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Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots — here’s why
Future moonwalkers will need to take advantage of new spacesuit designs, including updated footwear, to accomplish their tasks.
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Water Distribution Near Moon’s South Pole Mapped Using NASA SOFIA Data
Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...
The full snow moon will illuminate skies next month. Here’s when to catch it
The full snow moon will illuminate skies next month. Here’s when to catch it - The full moon rises in typically chilly ...
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...
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Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots — here’s why
The U.S.’s return to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis program will not be a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a perilous journey to a lunar location representing one of the most extreme ...
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When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.
The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.
Planets and moon to align Feb. 1 and Feb. 3 over Hudson Valley skies. How to see it
Will the Lower Hudson Valley be able to see these celestial spectacles Feb. 1 and 3? It depends on the weather.