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Crescent Moon Joins Ongoing Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Parade

Mercury will slip below the horizon by Aug. 21, with peak interest arriving on Aug. 20 when the crescent moon nears Venus.

Six-Planet Parade Continues as Mercury Rises and Moon Approaches

Venus and Jupiter Coincide in Dawn Sky as Six-Planet Parade Unfolds

Six Planets Align Before Dawn as Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks

Six Planets to Parade Across August Morning Skies

Venus and Jupiter to Converge Under One Degree on August 12 Pre-Dawn Sky

Study Finds Uranus Emits 12.5% More Heat Than It Absorbs

July’s Buck Moon Peaks July 10 at 4:37 PM EDT

Earth’s Aphelion and Mercury’s Greatest Elongation Usher in July’s Night Sky Highlights

New Moon Sets Stage for Five July Meteor Showers

Don't Nod Unveils Aphelion, a Cinematic Sci-Fi Adventure Developed With ESA

Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Orbits Record-Low Mass Star, Challenging Formation Theories

June Skywatch: Strawberry Moon and Planet Pairings Highlight Solstice Month

June Sky to Stage Antares Occultation, Strawberry Moon and Key Planetary Pairings

Study Reveals Jupiter’s Early Size and Magnetic Strength Far Surpassed Current Levels

Minor Geomagnetic Storms Follow Solar Flare and Filament Eruption

Astronomers Confirm Super-Earths Are Common in Distant Orbits Across the Milky Way

Venus, Saturn, and Moon to Form Rare 'Smiley Face' in Pre-Dawn Sky

Hubble Reveals Uranus’ Day Is 28 Seconds Longer Than Previously Measured

April Skywatchers Await Meteor Showers and Planetary Alignments