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Find out what's up in your night sky during June 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a digital camera that will create an unparalleled map of the cosmos.
Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights. From showers of glowing meteors to unusually bright planets, December has a ...
As we make the transition from July into August, Venus has finally begun climbing up out of the sunset glow in earnest and is now about to reclaim its role as the brilliant Evening Star.
After putting on a show in the predawn sky earlier this month, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) was eventually lost in the glare of the Sun. But now that it has crossed behind the Sun from our ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known by its catalog designation C/2023 A3, is now magnitude 2.2 in the morning sky.But if you’re not an early riser, you can soon rejoice — it will become ...
What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this weekend, close to a much dimmer Saturn.
COMET Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is coming to our western, evening skyThe comet will be visible in the evening sky for the next several days beginning Friday.Friday, loo ...