Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 5: The Moon, Mars, and M44 The Moon passes 0.2° north of Jupiter at 6 A.M. EDT. But before that, our satellite ...

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On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the moon will occult Jupiter before sunrise, creating a rare celestial spectacle visible across eastern North America and beyond.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skywatchers across the U.S. are about to be treated to a dazzling weekend filled with not only two active meteor showers, but a ...

Skywatchers can enjoy ever-longer nights, fall constellations, the Andromeda galaxy and the full hunter's moon in October.

September brings the autumnal equinox, signaling the official start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The harvest moon and planets will appear in California's night sky during the month, along with ...

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When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and they say the fallout could teach us about the formation of our world. The ...

But it’s not time to put away your telescopes, with some lesser-known astronomical events set to arrive across the sky this month. The Pleiades will appear next to the moon, Venus will reach its ...

Skywatchers across the U.S. are about to be treated to a dazzling weekend filled with not only two active meteor showers, but a celestial alignment starring the moon. For two nights, Earth's only ...