The Seven Sisters Eclipse occurs when the moon in its waning crescent phase moves across the Pleiades and blocks the stars ...

The bright morning star Venus, moving quickly through Taurus, hangs in the predawn sky below the Seven Sisters open cluster.

Mercury begins a rapid plunge toward the setting sun. By early July, Mercury is lost in the glare of the sunset. By late July, Mars begins to sink into the ...

From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of ...

If the skies are clear, check out the Veil Nebula The Veil Nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 7,000 ...

Venus is a bright morning star dominating the predawn sky at magnitude –4.2. Today, the blazing planet moves from Aries into Taurus, standing at a point just less than 10° southwest of the Pleiades ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

The Pleiades, a crescent moon and Venus — what more could an astrophotographer want?

The crescent moon will rise alongside Venus and the Pleiades star cluster in the predawn hours on June 22.

Want to watch a meteor shower, but your evenings usually involve conking out on the sofa by 9 pm? We come bearing great news – it’s the peak of the Arietids this weekend, the most active ...

There’s also Galileo Galilei’s treatise Sidereus Nuncius, displayed open at a map of the Pleiades star cluster, drawn from rigorous observations.… ...

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