From 19 May to mid-June, stargazers are in for stunning evening night sky views: we think it’s the best stargazing all year! The planets Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will put on a nightly show, and if you watch from evening to evening, you’ll see our Solar...
The term blue moon has two definitions, depending on who you ask. In the 1930s, the Maine Farmers’ Almanac invented the name blue moon when it divided the year into four seasons, separating them with the equinoxes and solstices, giving a name to the three full...
You’ve probably heard about ‘supermoons’, but what are they? In the strictest sense, supermoon isn’t an astronomy term — the name was coined by an astrologer, and even today, some people are still convinced that the extra gravitational...
What a beautiful evening to be out under the stars! Bright Jupiter and the Moon will appear in the constellation of Gemini. It will be a delight to see. See if you can pick which of the bright stars under the Moon is Castor and which is Pollux. they are the brighter...
On these beautiful summer nights, take the time to be outside after sunset to see a stunning view of Saturn close to the crescent Moon. If you keep watching the pair over the coming fortnight, you’ll see the Moon appear to move further away from Saturn. Use the...
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