When And Where To See It
Topline A “planet parade” is now visible in the eastern sky before sunrise. Best seen at least an…
When And Where To See A Six-Planet Parade This Weekend, Last Until 2028
Topline For five consecutive mornings, beginning on Aug. 17, early risers will be treated to the sight of…
Why This Weekend May Be The Best Time To See The Perseid Meteor Shower
Topline The annual Perseid meteor shower may have peaked overnight on Monday and Tuesday, but it did so…
When And Where To See Four Bright Planets
Topline Sky-watchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on Tuesday, Aug. 12, will have glimpsed the first act of…
The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight — How To See It At Its Best
Topline The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight on Monday, Aug. 12, through Tuesday, Aug. 13, with…
NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars
The agency’s largest interplanetary probe tested its radar during a Mars flyby. The results include a detailed image…
Astronomers Detect Entirely New Type of Plasma Wave Above Jupiter’s North Pole
Since entering Jupiter’s orbit in 2016, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been hard at work unveiling the many mysteries…
The Night Sky This Week
A crescent moon and the Pleiades. Jamie Carter Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for…