13+ hour, 3+ min ago  (433+ words) June 23: Try out the Turtle Nebula Now shining at magnitude 10. 6, main-belt asteroid 21 Lutetia is sliding just south of a 9th-magnitude field star in Scorpius. The best time to observe is late in the evening in the hour or two around…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (349+ words) Alison earned her bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (171+ words) RELATED: How to capture the night sky in one shot In late 2023, I began searching for a suitable place with enough dark skies and landscapes to spend a week in 2024. With almost eight months to go, I looked within India,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (118+ words) June 21: A summertime lineup If you're up late after midnight, you'll have the chance to check in on a summertime favorite: NGC 7000, the North America Nebula in Cygnus. Reaching nearly 70" high in the east by 2 A. M. local daylight time, this large…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (247+ words) Alison earned her bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (159+ words) June 18: The Moon and the Sickle Saturn rules the early-morning sky, shining at 1st magnitude in otherwise dim Pisces the Fish. One of the ringed planet's many moons, Dione, passes due north of Saturn the morning of June 19. The 10th-magnitude moon's…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (762+ words) Friday, June 19 The Moon passes 0. 3" south of Regulus at 11 A. M. EDT. By evening, our satellite has moved farther east to lie to the bright star's upper left as they slowly set in the west after sunset." Saturday, June 20 Highest in the…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1010+ words) We're used to a lot of different natural things falling out of the sky. These can include snow, rain, and sometimes even frogs (yes, really). All of these relate to weather phenomena. Far more exotic things fall from the sky…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (340+ words) June 17: The Moon covers Venus Now it's Venus' turn to close in on the Beehive Cluster (M44), which sparkles in central Cancer. Tonight after sunset, blazing Venus is just 1. 3" from the center of this loose open cluster, which is visible to…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (130+ words) June 16: The Moon meets up with Mercury and Jupiter The Moon, moving east along the ecliptic (the plane of the solar system and the line along which the planets and Moon move on the sky), passes 3" north of Jupiter in…...