The Sky Today on Thursday, July 16: The Moon passes the Lion’s heart
Back to Article List Earth’s satellite sits near Regulus in the heart of Leo the Lion this evening,…
The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 15: The Summer Triangle overhead
Back to Article List Look up this evening to find the season’s most famous asterism, the Summer Triangle,…
The Sky Today on Sunday, July 12: Titan sits near Saturn
Back to Article List The ringed planet’s largest — and brightest — moon lingers near its parent world…
The Sky Today on Saturday, July 11: Dione passes north of Saturn
Back to Article List Everyone can watch a small moon skim Saturn’s northern pole, while advanced imagers may…
The Sky Today on Friday, July 10: Meet Mizar and Alcor
Back to Article List Famous double stars Mizar and Alcor in the handle of the Big Dipper are…
The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 8: Asteroid Melpomene at opposition
Back to Article List Main-belt world Melpomene reaches opposition in the constellation Aquila. Visible all night, this space…
The Sky Today on Sunday, July 5: Capture a view of Saturn’s moons
Back to Article List Several of Saturn’s moons are on view this morning, including its brightest satellite, Titan,…
The Sky Today on Saturday, July 4: A conjunction of Mars and Uranus
Back to Article List The Red Planet meets the distant ice giant Uranus in the constellation Taurus, visible…
The Sky Today on Friday, July 3: Glimpse the Milky Way’s center
Back to Article List The center of the Milky Way stands above the southern horizon late at night…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, June 30: Find distant Neptune
Back to Article List Visible in the early-morning sky before dawn grows too bright, Neptune glows near a…
The Sky Today on Monday, June 29: June’s Strawberry Moon shines
Back to Article List A Full Strawberry Moon closes out the month of June on its second-to-last day,…
The Sky Today on Sunday, June 28: Mercury stands still
Back to Article List The solar system’s smallest planet comes to a standstill in the evening sky, now…