Antares

Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus the Bull, is at one tip of a V-shaped cluster. If placed where our sun is, its surface would pass the orbit of Mercury. The post Aldebaran is Taurus the Bull's bloodshot eye first appeared on EarthSky.

Comet Nishimura is quickly brightening in the morning sky. On August 24th observers in North America will see an Antares occultation.

The Blue Moon of August 2023 rises on Aug. 30, offering skywatchers a second chance to catch a supermoon alongside Saturn in the night sky.

The co-hosts of "The View" wanted more out of the settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News. The amount was about half of what Dominion sought in its defamation lawsuit, and there will be no public apology or disclaimer on the network. In the statement after the announcement, Dominion ...

The waning moon will be in the constellation of Scorpius near the stars that form its claws.

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Shaula and Lesath, known as the "stinger stars," mark the location of the scorpion's stinger in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius.

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After an initial strong public response from President Biden vowing the federal government would do whatever it took to fix the situation, his administration is showing early signs it is bungling the response to the collapsed bridge in Baltimore.

For now, our Solar System's eight planets are all safe, and relatively stable. Billions of years from now, everything will be different. The asteroids, Kuiper belt, and inner Oort cloud objects…

On Monday, Jan. 8, the waning crescent moon will occult the 1st-magnitude red supergiant star Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky.

Sailing the Nile River is one of the most historic voyages on the planet, reaching back into ancient history. More recently, a few centuries ago, there were three ways to traverse the Nile: a comfortable sailing boat known as a dahabiya, a smaller

The strawberry full moon will light up the night sky this weekend. Here's when and how to see it.

The May full moon occurs on May 5, 2023. The moon will look full that morning and that evening since the moment it reaches full is during the day. The post May full moon is the Flower Moon on May 5 first appeared on EarthSky.

The May 2023 full moon graces our skies this week, along with some other treats for stargazers.

You may have heard about an asteroid set to fly near Earth that is the size of 18 platypus, or maybe the one that's the size of 33 armadillos, or even one the size of 22 tuna fish. These outlandish comparisons are the invention of Jerusalem Post journalist Aaron Reich (who bills himself as "creator ...

Best of 2023: Find the most magnificent night sky scenes chosen for you by the editors of EarthSky that you won't want to miss. Mark your calendars now! The post Best of 2023: Night sky events not to miss first appeared on EarthSky.

A Michigan physician is purring with pride after two of his cats were named Guinness World Record holders in recent weeks.

A team of German and Argentinian researchers has used neutrons in the FRM II research neutron source at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to identify an animal species that has been extinct for 220 million years. Findings on the new species provide surprising insights into the evolution of mammals.

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