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Astronomy on MSN2d
The Sky Today on Sunday, May 11: Callisto grazes Jupiter
The gas giant Jupiter still dominates the constellation Taurus as it sets in the west after sunset. Jupiter now stands just ...
Space.com on MSN14d
See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week
Simply look to the western sky after sunset. The delicate form of the crescent moon is set to draw close to the planet ...
Soviet Spacecraft Crash Lands on Earth After a Journey of Half a Century
Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions ...
Astronomy on MSN12d
May 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Jupiter and Mars shine in the evening, while more planets gather before dawn
Jupiter and Mars shine in the evening, more planets gather in the morning, and the Eta Aquariid meteors join in.
Space on MSN10d
Astrophotographer captures the moon and Jupiter suspended above one of Europe's oldest lakes (photo)
Astrophotographer Riste Spiroski has captured a striking view of the moon and Jupiter in the sky over Lake Ohrid, one of ...
Moon to make closest jump over Jupiter for the year in night sky
A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter ... Earth reaches the moon. The celestial ...
Astronomy on MSN4d
The Sky This Week from May 9 to 16: May’s Full Flower Moon blooms
A bright Moon dominates the sky, passing two bright stars as Juno reaches opposition and Mercury dips toward the horizon in ...