Mercury, Saturn, Mars, and Neptune will compactly align in the sky on the morning of April 18 in an event astronomers call a planetary alignment. While the peak viewing hours of the alignment are on ...

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This week, Venus and Jupiter will be the most visible planets. Venus will be low in the western sky, and the best viewing time will be about 50 minutes after sunset. Jupiter is the second brightest ...

Space activity has picked up this month, with two meteor showers and the historic Artemis II mission, which sent humans back to the moon and splashed down on Earth last Friday. Stargazers have a few ...

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The eastern sky will get exceptionally busy this month as Saturn, Mars, and Mercury move in and out of tight formations just before sunrise. Across several mornings, the trio will shift between a ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A brightening comet is becoming easier to see before sunrise ...

A newly discovered comet, C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), could be the brightest of its kind visible from Earth in 2026. The comet will make its closest approach to the sun on April 19 and its closest approach ...

The national 64-team bracket featuring the best high school mascots in America has reached the Final Four. The Mars Fightin’ Planets (Pennsylvania) won their Round 1 matchup against the Poca Dots ...