A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in ...
It has been a busy start to 2025 for astronomy lovers with plenty of planets spread across the sky, the moon passing between Mars and Earth in an eclipse-like event, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, ...
The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.
Meanwhile, the waxing crescent moon was about 30% illuminated, according to In-the-Sky.org. The images captured by the Virtual Telescope Project offer a stunning view of the moon’s deep craters ...
Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.
Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are all visible after sunset, but social media claims about it being a rare "planetary ...
A rare 'planetary parade' will be visible to the naked eye in the UK this week, as Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn sit in a ...
Although planets are technically always ‘aligned’ because they orbit the solar system on the same plane (the ecliptic), it’s ...