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See Halley’s Comet Meteors Tonight As Saturn’s Rings Close: The Night Sky This Week
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
Once-in-a-Lifetime Sky Show: A “New Star” Will Soon Light Up the Night
Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...
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See Saturn and Venus flank ghostly Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on May 2
Friday, May 2, presents a perfect opportunity to catch the mighty ice giant Neptune close to the planets Saturn and Venus in ...
What’s up in the sky for May 2025? Eta Aquariid meteor shower, full flower moon and much more
Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...
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9 reasons to look up this May, from vanishing rings to a flower moon
May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events ... Captured by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, this view shows Saturn during an equinox—an event that happens only twice each Saturn year ...
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See a Meteor Shower, Planet Lineup, and More in the May 2025 Night Sky
Saturn and the moon will hover closest to each ... the Snow Moon, and More in the Night Sky This Month — Plus a Valentine's Day Venus Surprise This Tiny Destination in the Midwest Was Just ...
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May 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?
Mars starts May not far from the Beehive star cluster, Venus is unmistakable in the predawn sky, and Mercury looks best early ...
Enjoy a meteor shower Monday night … and other skywatching tips from NASA
NASA has revealed its top skywatching tips for May, and they include a meteor shower, lots of planets, and possibly a nova.