An aurora is one of nature’s most spectacular light shows: It looks like green or red curtains rippling across the night sky.
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On some evenings the rising Moon seems to swell into a glowing disk that dwarfs city skylines and mountain ridges, as if it has suddenly crept closer to Earth. The effect is so striking that it fuels ...
Step outside on a clear night in a busy city and look up. Chances are you will spot a handful of bright stars, perhaps the Moon if it is out, and maybe a planet shining brighter than the rest. Now ...
Eyes to the sky in November for a planetary conjunction, three meteor shower peaks, and a bright supermoon!
Tens of terabytes of data a night. Up to 10 million alerts flagging changes in the sky. 20 billion galaxies and 20 billion stars catalogued over ten years. Since the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...
Saturn reaches opposition this month, putting on a fine show. Mercury is briefly visible early in October, while Venus remains low after sunset. Neptune lingers near Saturn, and Uranus is well placed ...