See the moon, Venus and the Pleiades make a celestial triangle in the predawn sky on June 22 The Pleiades, a crescent moon and Venus — what more could an astrophotographer want? Space · Jun 21, 2025
See the moon rise alongside the giant planets Neptune and Saturn predawn on June 19 The alignment occurs hours after the moon hits its third quarter phase. Space · Jun 18, 2025
How to see Mars visit a bright star and the moon this June During the latter part of June, Mars will put on a couple of eye-catching shows, teaming up first with a bright star and then, late this month, with the moon. Space · Jun 13, 2025
How to see the 'Horse and Rider' in the Big Dipper's handle this summer Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was popularly known as the "Horse and Rider." Space · Jun 9, 2025
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 164 — Goodbye NASA? On Episode 164 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss these concerning times for NASA with Casey Dreier, the Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society. Space · Jun 7, 2025
Catch Jupiter and Mercury side by side in the evening sky this week The solar system's largest and smallest planets will greet one another in the eastern sky. Space · Jun 6, 2025
Don’t miss Spica shine with the waxing gibbous moon tonight Spica is a binary star system located 250 light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. Space · Jun 5, 2025
The Knife Edge Galaxy cuts a sharp profile in new amateur portrait (photo) The spiral galaxy NGC 5907 is positioned edge-on to Earth. Space · Jun 5, 2025
Amateur astronomer captures ghostly outer shell of the Cat's Eye Nebula (photo) The planetary nebula is located 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco. Space · Jun 2, 2025
Don't miss the half-lit first quarter moon rise tonight: Here's what to look for The first quarter moon is the perfect opportunity to explore shadowed craters lining the terminator. Space · Jun 2, 2025
Venus is at its farthest from the sun on June 1: Here's how to see the bright 'morning star' this weekend Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune. Space · May 31, 2025
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 163 — The Trials of Starship On Episode 163 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss Starship's recent test flight with reporter Mike Wall. Space · May 31, 2025
Don't miss the crescent moon shining close to Mars on May 31 As the bright star Regulus and the Beehive Cluster shine close by. Space · May 30, 2025
See a lunar scar darken the crescent moon tonight Lunar maria or 'seas' formed when lava flooded impact basins billions of years ago. Space · May 29, 2025
Space · May 28, 2025 A 'smiley face' will appear in the night sky tonight: Here's how to see it The universe will smile back at us on May 29, thanks to an uncanny cosmic alignment
Space · May 27, 2025 See Jupiter pair up with a sliver of the moon tonight Jupiter teams up with an exceedingly narrow crescent moon for the last time this year in the evening sky on May 27.
Space · May 26, 2025 New moon of May 2025 leaves the night sky dark to see the summer constellations tonight The new moon of May occurs on May 26. Two days later the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky, and the summer constellations will be rising.
Space · May 24, 2025 This Week In Space podcast: Episode 162 — Lunar Landing Day On Episode 162 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the effort to make July 20 a national holiday called "Lunar Landing Day."
Space · May 22, 2025 The moon and Venus kick off Memorial Day weekend with a lovely conjunction early on May 23 A slender crescent moon, will form a spectacular pair with the brilliant planet Venus during the dawn morning hours of May 23.
Space · May 21, 2025 See the crescent moon rise close to Saturn and Neptune early on May 22 Remember: A telescope or binoculars will be needed to spot far-flung Neptune!
Space · May 20, 2025 House-size asteroid will miss Earth by just 72,000 miles today (video) The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth.
Space · May 18, 2025 Amateur astrophotographer catches a cosmic sunflower in bloom The spiral galaxy shines with the light of countless newly-born stars.
Space · May 15, 2025 Amateur astronomer captures Cigar Galaxy and Bode's Galaxy swimming in a spectral nebula (photo) The galaxies are found about 12 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major
Space · May 13, 2025 Watch red supergiant star Antares shine close to the near-full moon on May 13 It's all a matter of perspective.
Space · May 12, 2025 The 2025 full Flower Moon rises tonight: Here's what to expect When and where to catch the 2025 full Flower Moon rise tonight (May 12).