Skywatching

astronomy

When people ask when all the planets will align again, they are usually asking when multiple planets appear near one another in the night sky from Earth’s perspective. This ki...

astronomy

A planetary alignment occurs when multiple planets appear within a similar region of the sky from Earth, often near the same ecliptic longitude. While conjunctions and close gro...

space

The moon around October 21 usually appears in the evening sky after sunset in the southern to southwestern sky for mid-northern latitudes. It is often a waxing gibbous, approach...

astronomy

The Draconid meteor shower is an annual celestial event produced by debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner. Unlike many meteor showers, the Draconids are notable for their fav...

astronomy

Because both planets are bright, easy to spot, and regularly appear together in the evening or morning sky, people often wonder whether they can see Jupiter and Venus on a given...

space-astronomy

A new moon occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, with its sunlit hemisphere facing fully away from Earth. During this phase, the Moon rises and set...

Skywatching

The star next to the moon tonight is commonly Venus, the brightest planet in Earth’s sky, which often pairs with the Moon because both follow the same east–west path across...

astronomy

A planet parade is an informal term for when multiple planets appear strung across the dawn or dusk sky. This visual grouping occurs because planets orbit the Sun at different s...