Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The moonrise and moonset schedule this week The ...

From three meteor showers to a planetary alignment right next to a famous constellation, here are the top astronomy events to mark on your November 2024 calendar.

Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months ...

Name: Nabta Playa What it is: An ancient stone circle in the Egyptian desert that may be the oldest known astronomical observatory ... think formed a primitive calendar. Related: Scythian on ...

Short days and dark nights are here. These are the best headlamps for astronomy, stargazing, dog walking, and late-night runs — plan ahead of the Black Friday sales. If you often find yourself ...

Two of the more than 6,000 Maya structures archaeologists recently discovered in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula include an ...

A new AI machine learning technique helped historians analyze 76,000 pages from astronomy textbooks spanning nearly two centuries.

In modern times, they’re considered to be around Groundhog Day (February 2), May Day (May 1), Lammas (August 1) – and of course, Halloween (October 31). The latter falls between the fall equinox and ...

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

While you’re there, don’t miss “Expedition Reef,” an exclusive spine-tingling underwater full-dome Halloween adventure in the ...

A supermoon rising over the horizon. They’re examples of our fascination with astronomy. At the University of Nebraska at Kearney, two students are building a community for anyone interested in ...