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On December, January and February evenings, we see fewer Milky Way stars, and we see some bright stars in our local spiral arm.
The Andromeda galaxy is approaching our Milky Way galaxy across the vastness of space. When will they collide?
Mars has two moons, Jupiter has 66, Saturn 62, Uranus 27, Neptune 13. But our planet Earth has just one moon. Doesn't it?
Here's all you need to know to see the legendary green flash.
Next time you see a firefly, keep in mind that its flickering isn't just a wonder of the night. It's also a unique, and sometimes deadly, language of love.
Don’t miss out on the great planetary trio of May 2013. When three planets meet up in the same part of the sky, coming less than 5o of one another, the grouping is called a planetary trio. This month’s planetary trio is the first since May 2011 and the last until October 2015.
May full moon on night of May 24-25. Supermoon. A very very very subtle lunar eclipse.
Halos around the moon - or sun - are a sign of thin cirrus clouds drifting high above our heads. They are a sign of nearby storms.
The moon and brilliant planet Jupiter are close together in the west after sunset on May 12, 2013. The bright planet Venus is also nearby.
To see the annular eclipse of the sun from land on Friday, May 10, 2013, you have to be in just the right place in Australia, Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands.
Do you complain about dead bugs on your windshield? Well, be thankful that insects today are considerably smaller than some of their prehistoric ancestors.
Earth passes between the sun and Saturn on April 28, 2013. Astronomers say that the planet Saturn is at opposition to the sun today. It's the best time to see Saturn!
Tonight, as seen from the Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere, the full moon barely clips the Earth’s dark shadow (umbra) for 27 minutes, to present one of the shortest partial eclipses in the twenty-first century.
The 2013 Lyrid meteor shower is active from about April 16-25, and the meteor numbers are expected to strengthen as the moon waxes during the weekend of April 19-21.
Be sure to look in the west after sunset on April 14 to see the waxing crescent moon and very bright planet Jupiter. A wonderful sight!
