7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (299+ words) September 13: Venus, the Moon, and Spica The Moon passes 0.5° due north of Venus at 7 A.M. EDT. In the evening sky, the pair is now standing in line with the tiny planet Mercury and the bright star Spica. If you…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (179+ words) Alison earned her bachelor’s degree in physics and master’s degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (163+ words) September 11: Visit the Deer Lick Group Saturn dominates the southern sky in the early hours after midnight. It’s the brightest point of light here, standing some 50° high around 2 A.M. local daylight time. In addition to its biggest and brightest…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (982+ words) Friday, September 11Already high in the north after sunset, the planetary nebula NGC 6543 in Draco is famously called the Cat’s Eye Nebula. It’s best seen with a large telescope, but even a small scope will pick it up and show it…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (196+ words) September 7: Venus and Spica, side by side The Moon has now skimmed through the morning sky over to Cancer, where it checks in on Jupiter — and you can check in on them both before dawn. Jupiter shows off a wealth…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (431+ words) Alison earned her bachelor’s degree in physics and master’s degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (691+ words) Friday, September 4Last Quarter Moon occurs at 3:51 A.M. EDT Located in the northern constellation Perseus, Algol — also known as Beta (β) Persei — will be roughly 30° below the right side of the W of Cassiopeia early in the evening as it’s rising. It’s…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (370+ words) Alison earned her bachelor’s degree in physics and master’s degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (317+ words) Alison earned her bachelor’s degree in physics and master’s degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (281+ words) Mark Zastrow is Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy magazine. He holds masters degrees in astronomy and science journalism and has over a decade of experience covering science in the U.S. and in Asia. In graduate school, he studied exoplanets, M dwarfs, and the…...