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 ...

Early June evenings offer a brief window to observe a conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury, best viewed with binoculars due to their low altitude and proximity to the sunset. Mars is visible throughout ...

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 ...

October's evening sky features prominently visible Venus (-3.9 magnitude) and less visible Mercury (-0.4 magnitude), with Mercury's visibility challenged by its low altitude near the western horizon.

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 ...

A total solar eclipse, visible across parts of North America on April 8th, necessitates safe viewing practices due to the potential for solar retinopathy, permanent eye damage caused by excessive ...

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 ...

NASA has identified nine candidate landing sites near the lunar south pole for the Artemis 3 crewed mission, representing a refinement of a previously established list of potential locations. These ...

Saturn is visible only briefly in early February, but its rings are nearly edge-on. Venus is bright and easily visible throughout February, changing in phase and apparent size. Jupiter shows its moons ...

The First Quarter Moon is scheduled for October 28 at 12:21 P.M. EDT, presenting its terminator halfway across the visible lunar disk. During this lunar phase, observers can distinguish maria and ...