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Look to the eastern sky, and a clear horizon will show you this unusual, grinning planet alignment thanks to the crescent ...
The Lyrid meteor shower — "considered one of the oldest and most reliable celestial shows of the year" — will overlap the Eta Aquarids meteor shower.
Despite decades of searching for this signal, astronomers have yet to find it. The problem is that our Earth is too noisy, making it nearly impossible to capture this whisper. The solution is to go to ...
Stargazers who turn their eyes skyward — and use a little bit of imagination — will have a chance to spot a rare “smiley face” in space later this month.
For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see.
The first full moon of spring, also known as the Pink Moon, is expected to rise over the UK at around 9pm on Sunday, April 13 ...
Those looking up last night already saw a beautiful show as the near-full moon rose in clear skies. Tonight is slightly ...
The name "pink moon" comes from the early spring bloom of a wildflower native to eastern North America called Phlox subulata, which is commonly known as creeping phlox or moss phlox. The flower was in ...
Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky ...
Venus, Saturn, and Mercury are full of surprises this month, and they have one more awe-striking display in store. Before ...
Skywatchers, get ready for a dazzling lunar display this weekend: April's full moon, known as the Pink Moon or Paschal Moon, ...