The Sky This Week from November 6 to 13: Venus in the spotlight
This meeting of Spica (upper left), Venus (middle), and the Moon occurred in September 2013. This week brings…
The Sky This Week from October 2 to 9: Saturn at its best
Caption: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this stunning color view of Saturn and several of its smaller moons in…
The Sky This Week from September 18 to 25: Autumn begins
Friday, September 18First Quarter Moon occurs at 4:44 P.M. EDT. The Moon then reaches apogee, the farthest point…
The Sky This Week from Jan. 9 to 16: Jupiter at opposition
Jupiter looms large in this stunning map of the gas giant, comprised of Hubble Space Telescope data. Credit:…