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Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the ...
Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...
About half of all New Zealanders can no longer see the Milky Way in winter due to light pollution from ever brighter cities ...
A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from ...
The first dazzling images have been released from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s Vera C. Rubin ...
9 night sky events to see in June, from a strawberry moon to interstellar clouds. This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions.
This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between the moon and Mars.
The event features a close conjunction between the waxing gibbous Moon and Spica (Alpha Virginis), the brightest star in the Virgo constellation and the 15th brightest star in the night sky.
The recent WNBA news shows the league's announcement following an Atlanta Dream star's historic night against the Chicago Sky. Find out more about what the WNBA announced.
On Friday, the Atlanta Dream handed the Chicago Sky its third consecutive loss, seventh overall for the 2025 WNBA season. The Dream had an 88-70 win over the Sky, thanks to the historic game from ...
Find out what's up in your night sky during June 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
Artificial light emanating upward into the night sky creates skyglow. That glow is increasingly erasing stars from human view in North America. But in northern Missouri, ...