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Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, April 25The Moon passes 1.9° due north of Neptune at 6 A.M. EDT ...
Best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrid meteor shower is the world's oldest known of its kind and reliably occurs ...
The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...
Skywatchers can enjoy a celestial alignment of the crescent moon, Venus, and Saturn on April 25, with Mercury visible near ...
Spring in the northern hemisphere brings with it the promise for the Lyrids, the first good meteor shower of the season.
April 2025 brings exciting skywatching events including the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower, rare views of Mercury at its ...
Throughout the ages crows have been getting a bad rap. Along with being considered big, black, ugly and stupid, their singing ...
A rare celestial event is set to amuse skywatchers as the moon, Venus, and Saturn align to form a 'smiley face' in the night ...
Venus will reach its peak brightness on April 24 before sunrise, visible as the Morning Star in the eastern sky. The planet ...
On April 24, Venus will shine brightest for observers on Earth until the next time in September 2026. The planet, popularly called the "Morning Star," has been in this bright phase during early ...
The phenomenon occurs when the two bright planets and the Moon appear close together from our vantage point on Earth, forming ...
Earth’s neighbouring planet Venus will be shining brightly in the morning sky this week - and might just flash us a grin.