NASA’s monthly skywatching tips include a rare lunar occultation
What’s Up: November 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA has just released its monthly tips for what to look out for in the sky during November. Recommended Videos There are…
NASA’s skywatching tips for October include a comet and Europa
What’s Up: October 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA is back again with its monthly update of celestial delights to enjoy over the coming weeks. The space agency shared its…
NASA’s skywatching tips for July include a parade of planets
NASA is back with another rundown on what to look out for in the sky in the coming weeks. Planets galore For example, there’s plenty of planetary action to enjoy.…
NASA Releases Catalog Packed With the Most Bizarre Alien Worlds
Do we live in an unusual star system? Astronomers have been trying to figure out if the Solar System is unique compared to other stars and their orbiting planets, and…
Quasi-Planets Called JuMBOs Are Bopping Around in Space
A team of astronomers have detected over 500 planet-like objects in the inner Orion Nebula and the Trapezium Cluster that they believe could shake up the very definition of a…
Saturn as you’ve never seen it before, captured by Webb telescope
NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST Saturn team NASA has shared a gorgeous image of Saturn captured recently by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Webb’s first near-infrared observations of the second…
NASA’s June skywatching tips include Mars in the Beehive
NASA is back again with its monthly roundup of what to look out for in the sky over the coming weeks. Kicking right off with Thursday and Friday, Mars finds…
The Rock Stuck in NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Finally Free
The rock was cradled inside one of Perseverance’s six wheels. Image: NASA Mars is a lonely place, and it just got a little lonelier for one rover. NASA’s Perseverance has…
This Mars Map Nearly Exploded My Computer
NASA has released an interactive map of Mars made from over 100,000 images taken by the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; the mosaic is the highest-resolution global portrait of Mars ever made.…
Check out the night sky for a special planetary parade
On a clear night, away from light pollution, there’s always plenty to enjoy in the night sky. This week, including tonight, a clear view of the western portion of the…