Saturn's moon Iapetus reaches western elongation, attaining approximately 10th magnitude and appearing 10 arcminutes west of the primary. Saturn, with an apparent magnitude of 0.8, is observable ...

Despite the fact that Mars has an atmosphere just 1% as dense as Earth’s, the surface of the Red Planet still has to deal with plenty of weathering and erosion. In 2008, researchers even captured a ...

From December 13-18, various celestial events were observable, including a close passage of the Moon near Uranus and Jupiter, the peak of the Geminid meteor shower (though hampered by moonlight), and ...

The Big Dipper, an asterism within the Ursa Major constellation, is readily observable from mid-to-high northern latitudes and its appearance varies throughout the year due to Earth's orbit and ...

On November 13, Titan will undergo an occultation egress from behind Saturn's disk. This phenomenon will begin at 7:26 p.m. EST, occurring in darkness for observers in the eastern U.S. and during ...

Player One Astronomy, established in June 2020, specializes in advanced astronomical cameras and supporting equipment, dedicating 40% of its staff to research and development to produce ...

The assertion that more is known about the Moon (or Mars) than the deep ocean lacks scientific basis; a significant portion (23.4%) of the seafloor has been mapped at high resolution, exceeding the ...

On November 9, at 3 A.M. EST, the Moon will pass 4° due north of Jupiter, with both celestial bodies observable in Gemini during early morning hours. Jupiter, shining at magnitude –2.4, will be easily ...

Dwarf planet 1 Ceres, an eighth-magnitude object, is observed in close angular proximity to a fainter ninth-magnitude background star, located 6’ southwest of the background star. Ceres is positioned ...

The Kepler Space Telescope, launched in 2009, successfully employed the transit method to search for exoplanets, ultimately observing over 500,000 stars and contributing to the discovery of almost ...

August 2025 offers several planetary conjunctions, including a close approach of Venus and Jupiter on August 12th, and a second conjunction of Saturn and Neptune on August 6th, with a third occurring ...

Several planets, including Mercury, Mars, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and Jupiter, are visible this month. Saturn's moon Titan will cast its shadow on Saturn twice during July. Neptune will be ...