A rare combination of astronomical events is capturing attention across the scientific community and among skywatchers this month as NASA tracks the interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS during its ...

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A full moon at its closest point to Earth: December opens this week with a full moon, dubbed the “Cold Moon,” that also ...

On Nov. 26, 2005, a 67-year-old textile tycoon in India, Vijaypat Singhania, set the world record for the highest flight in a ...

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At around 10:00 p.m. local time on Sunday (Nov. 9), if you look low toward the east-northeast sky, you will see a waning gibbous moon, 72 percent illuminated, and shining prominently below it will be ...

Be sure to look up for one of October's most beautiful sky pairings Cheng Xin/Getty On Monday, Oct. 13, into early Tuesday, Oct. 14, the moon and Jupiter will appear side by side just before midnight ...

Jupiter's four Galilean moons will line up in front of Jupiter in the early morning sky on Aug. 8. The predawn hours of Aug. 8 present a perfect opportunity to see Jupiter's four largest moons line up ...

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Head’s up, skywatchers: Wednesday, June 25, is the new moon in Cancer, and according to astrologers, this month’s new phase is significant as Jupiter is conjunct, amplifying the energy. The new moon ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Scott Bolton’s first encounter with Io took place in the summer of 1980, right after he graduated from college and started a job at NASA ...

The Moon passes 5° north of Jupiter at 9 A.M. EDT. Just six percent illuminated by this evening, you can try to spot the young crescent Moon hanging above the gas giant in the western sky after sunset ...