Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is now visible from Earth with small telescopes. Astronomers suggest spotting it in dark, clear skies near the Pegasus constellation during early morning hours this week.
The moon will also be large and lovely when it rises during the afternoon on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5. Minnesota Starwatch is a ...
In the eastern morning sky, Venus is being swallowed by the rising sun’s glare. Taking Venus’s place this month is Arcturus, the brilliant star in kite-shaped Bootes, the herdsman. Meanwhile, Jupiter ...
The best news for stargazers in November is that nights are much longer and you can start your stargazing well before 7 p.m.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy NGC 7469, which is 90,000 light-years in diameter. The ...
A trio of meteor showers sends flashes of light across our skies this month, and the first week will feature the largest and ...
The best time to see a shooting star is on Nov. 16 and 17, when the Leonids peak during an almost completely dark waning crescent moon. The meteors from the Leonids can be very bright and colorful ...
Nov. 17: The Leonid Meteor Shower should be best from 1 a.m. to dawn. Under dark sky conditions, the Leonids exhibit a maximum of about 10 to 15 meteors per hour. Nov. 5: Full hunter supermoon — ...
Sunrise and sunset • Rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m. on the 1st (daylight saving time) • Rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets ...
About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.
In this evening's southeastern sky, you'll see a bright waxing gibbous moon to the upper right of Saturn. Both of them are at ...