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Crescent Moon and Venus Close in the Western Sky as Occultation Is Seen by Some Regions

Regional timing made the Moon’s brief daytime occultation of Venus visible only along a narrow track while the planet grows brighter toward its late‑September peak.

Two Decades After Its Demotion, Pluto Is Still a Dwarf Planet

Asteroid 44 Nysa Is Likely a Three‑Lobed Body and Has a Small Moon

Tonight: Crescent Moon Sits Between Venus and Jupiter in the Western Twilight

Southern Hemisphere Sky Guide: What to See in April 2026

Juno Reveals Kilometer-Scale ‘Beads’ in Ganymede’s Aurora

Study Links Titan’s Moon‑Merger Origin to Saturn’s Young Rings

Astronomers Confirm 2025 PN7 as Earth’s Seventh Quasi-Satellite

Webb Spots Tiny New Moon Around Uranus, Bringing Count to 29

James Webb Spots Tiny New Moon Orbiting Uranus

Six-Planet Parade Visible Before Dawn as Mercury Hits Greatest Elongation

Six-Planet Parade Continues as Mercury Rises and Moon Approaches

Cosmic Rays Could Power Life on Europa, Enceladus and Mars, Studies Find

Moon Passes Within Half-Degree of Antares in Tonight’s Sky

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

Study Reveals Jupiter’s Early Size and Magnetic Power