Observing
This Friday: The Moon Meets Mercury in the Dawn Sky
Watch that Moon this weekend, as it crosses the dawn sky, meets up with Mercury, and ushers in Ramadan 2016.
Mars At Closest Point To Earth in 11 Years May 30, 2016
Mars is reaching its closest point to Earth in 11 years, and will be a delightful to amateur astronomers.
A Lord of Rings: Saturn at Opposition 2016
Get ready. Saturn reaches opposition for 2016 at the start of June, making it the best time to track down…
Hubble Telescope Zooms In On Mars
The Hubble Space Telescope gets in the act with a spectacular new close-up of Mars taken just days before opposition.…
Images of Today’s Transit of Mercury From Around the World
Amazing reader images of today's transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun from around the world.
A Summer Comet: Our Guide to Observing X1 PanSTARRS
Get set to observe binocular Comet C/2013 X1 PanSTARRS this summer, as it moves from the dawn to the dusk…
An Old Glass Plate Hints at a Potential New Exoplanet Discovery
How astronomers found an potentially new and exciting exoplanetary system lurking on a glass plate stored away for nearly a…
Into the Red: Our Complete Guide to Mars Opposition 2016
The time to observe Mars is now, as the Red Planet heads towards a favorable opposition in May 2016. Here's…
April Lunacy: Getting Ready for the Full ‘Mini-Moon’
Why this week's Full Moon is the smallest of 2016. It's Mini-Moon season!
How to Safely Watch Mercury Transit the Sun on May 9
On Monday, May 9 Mercury will make one of its relatively rare transits of the Sun. Get ready for the…