conjunction
Venus Meets Mercury This Weekend in a Fine Dusk Conjunction
What’s that? You say you’ve never seen elusive Mercury for yourself? You won’t have an excuse after this weekend, when…
Tiangong 1 Falls, Blue Moon Rises and Mars Takes Aim At Saturn
Skywatchers have a busy weekend ahead. The Chinese space station is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, the Moon…
November Opens with a Splendid Gathering of Moon and Planets
At dusk on November 2, skywatchers will see a beautiful crescent Moon pair up with the planets Venus and Saturn.
5 Days, 2 Spectacular Conjunctions
Conjunctions of bright planets make for jewelry in the sky. This week, get ready for some celestial shimmer. If you've been…
See All Five Naked Eye Planets in the Dusk Sky at Once
Hosting an evening star party this summer? Then you're in for a treat. Starting this week, all five naked eye…
Stunning Conjunction of Mars and Beta Scorpii This Week
Sneaky Mars creeps up on bright Graffias in Scorpius for a very close conjunction Wednesday morning. Even better, the star…
Guide to October’s Conjunction Mania, See Venus in Daylight
Tomorrow morning might be a good time to call for extra celestial traffic control. A slip of a crescent Moon will join…
Mars Meets the King of the Beasts
I was up before dawn today hoping to find the returning comet 205P/Giacobini and a faint new supernova in the…
Venus and Jupiter Meet At Last
The year's finest conjunction is upon us. Chances are you've been watching Venus and Jupiter at dusk for some time.…