making them an easy trio to spot. Australians (and others in the Southern Hemisphere) will see the three-day-old moon near Saturn as well, but at the moment of closest approach the planet will ...

Look about an hour before sunrise on Feb. 1 and find Venus, bright but very low, in the southeast, with much dimmer Mercury to its lower left. Far to Venus’s upper right shines Saturn, and ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

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You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

However one will see the moon, Saturn and Venus in a rough line; making them an easy trio to spot. Australians (and others in the Southern Hemisphere) will see the three-day-old moon near Saturn as ...

How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we ...

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One Piece's Elbaf mural is full of hidden details and easter eggs and here are 26 of them fans may have missed!

You're feeling stuck in the (metaphorical) mud lately, unable to take a step forward because you are lacking clarity. As long ...

Tomáš Holek’s SETI is an excellent board game for science fiction fans, drawing on real astroscience ... to search for signals from distant planets, launch probes, and build bigger and better ...