In 1961, NASA launched Ranger I, the first of a series of lunar probes intended to crash-land on the Moon. Unfortunately, due to a rocke ...
Tomorrow, Jupiter will reach opposition for 2021. This is when the giant world will appear its brightest due to the opposition effect. Y ...
In 1877 on this date, astronomer Asaph Hall discovers one of the two moons of Mars. He names the moon Phobos, after one of the sons of A ...
At 10 pm, the constellation Pegasus will be flying high in the eastern. To find Pegasus, look for a large square shape of stars named th ...
On this date in 1954, Wernher von Braun officially proposes the launch of Explorer I, which would become the first artificial satellite ...
Tomorrow is first quarter moon which means tonight we will see a waxing crescent phase with 48.3% of the lunar disk illuminated. The lan ...
In 1960 on this date, the U.S. Geological Survey announced the completion of the first known photogeological survey of the lunar surface ...
Tonight the Moon will exhibit a waxing crescent phase with about 23% of the lunar disk illuminated. With binoculars, you will see four l ...
On this date in 1962, the Soviet Union launched Vostok 3, with Cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev aboard, into Earth orbit. The next day, Vost ...
The peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower occurs tomorrow night on August 11/12. The Perseids are typically active from July 17 to Au ...
In 1973 on this date, the Soviet Union launched its Mars 7 probe. Instead of a soft landing on Mars, the probe missed the planet by 1,30 ...
Today marks new moon for August starting lunation 1220. Our Moon was the only Moon known until the invention of the telescope. In 1610, ...
Jupiter rises today at 8:45 pm. Start looking for this giant world in the southeast by 10pm.
In 2004 on this date, the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) probe was launched, becoming the firs ...
Saturn is currently in the constellation Capricornus the Sea Goat. Capricornus is one of the zodiac constellations. It will take Saturn ...
Saturn is at opposition today. This means the ringed planet will appear opposite the Sun in the sky. As a result, Saturn will appear its ...
Looking to the southeast around 5 am you will see three stars in a row together. These stars form the belt of Orion the Hunter! Fans of ...
This day in 1980 marks the death of James S. McDonnell. An American engineer, he was the president of McDonnell Aircraft from 1939 to 19 ...
By 10:00pm, one of the gems of the Fall sky will be visible in the northeast. Messier 31, or the Andromeda Galaxy, will be high enough t ...
Looking south tonight at 9 pm, you will see an arrangement of stars that resembles a fish hook. This is the Zodiacal constellation Scorpius.
Tonight by 11:00pm, you will find the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn in the southeast. The Moon will be exhibiting a waning gibbous phase, wit ...
On this date in 1973, the Soviet Union launched Mars 5, a probe intended to enter Martian orbit and comprehensively photograph the surfa ...
In 1969 on this date, in the early morning hours, 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, and 18 seconds after leaving Kennedy Space Center, Apollo ...
Jupiter's largest moon is Ganymede. It was discovered in 1610 by Galileo. Ganymede is larger than the planet Mercury and it is the only ...
The full moon for July, often called the Thunder Moon, happens tonight at 9:37pm. You can look for the Moon to rise at 8:33pm in the sou ...
This intricately detailed elephant sculpture made of ivory features symbols significant in ancient Chinese culture. The crane is a symbo ...
Looking west tonight about 30 minutes after sunset, you can find Venus, Mars and the bright star Regulus. Regulus will be the bright obj ...
On this date in 1969, Apollo 11 achieves the first landing of humans on the moon. The LM touched down on the moon at 4:18pm EDT.. Armstr ...
In 1969 on this date, Apollo 11, after over three days' transit, enters lunar orbit in preparation to land on the surface for the very f ...
If you look northeast tonight at 10:00pm, you will see a preview of the Fall sky. Rising in the northeast are the constellations Cepheus ...
First quarter moon occurs today. Until the invention of the telescope, the Moon was the only one we knew about. Today, however, we now k ...
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