Austin Daily Herald12h
December rolls out the favorites in the night skies
By Deane Morrison As December rolls along, some of the most iconic stars and constellations wheel into view during the ...
Winona Post23h
MN Starwatch: All the bright winter stars
And that’s just in the east. In the west, the brightest planet, Venus, stages a comeback. During the first half of the month, ...
Space on MSN22h
The moon eclipses bright blue star Spica early on Nov. 27. Here's how to see it
A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on ...
Space.com20h
Scientists are updating chemistry models to track down life on icy moons
Scientists are turning to chemical modeling to determine whether icy moons in our solar system have what it takes to host ...
One of the brightest stars in the sky to vanish in rare lunar occultation
On the morning before Thanksgiving Day, early risers will get to see one of the 21 brightest stars in the sky suddenly disappear from view. The waning crescent moon, which will only be 13 percent ...
Three ways to track Venusquakes, from balloons to satellites
Instruments aboard robotic landers have measured seismicity on the moon and Mars, helping researchers learn about the inner ...