WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: When dust gets in your skies | Astronomy
Today: Every star rotates. Our Sun takes a little less than one Earth month to rotate once on…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: A look at the stars of Harry Potter | Astronomy
Today: One minor Harry Potter character actually has two well-known star names: Regulus Arcturus Black, the brother of…
What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse highlight August’s skywatching.…
Photographer Captures Rare Shot of Venus and the ISS Together in One Frame
For a split-second, the ISS whizzes past Venus at an incredible speed. | Photo by AJ Smadi Photographer…
China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in planet defence test
China’s first planetary defence mission appears to be far more ambitious than Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart),…
Don’t Miss Tonight’s Classic Summer Sight — Venus And A Crescent Moon
Topline Skywatchers are advised to look to the west shortly after sunset on Friday, July 17, and at…
Last Chance To See Jupiter Before It Disappears Until November
Topline Since its celestial “kiss” with Venus in June, Jupiter has been slowly sinking towards the sun as…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Microwaves from outer space | Astronomy
Today: Let’s learn about Capella. It is the fourth brightest star we can see in Ellensburg. It is…
Astronomical Circumstances in July 2026
Two planets will dominate the sky in July: Venus will be prominent in the evening, situated low above…
July 2026 skywatching guide: The moon and planets take center stage
This month’s been a ‘celestial delight’ for stargazers. A rare planet alignment put on a stellar spectacle in…
For 85 years after its discovery, Pluto was little more than a dot in a telescope — until 2015, when a piano-sized NASA spacecraft that had traveled more than three billion miles flew past and revealed a world with a 1,000-kilometer heart-shaped glacier of frozen nitrogen and a surface so young it should not exist.
NASA’s New Horizons Explained: NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which left Earth nearly two decades ago and has transformed…
Timelapse video: Rare, daytime lunar occultation astronomical phenomenon observed
A lunar occultation of Venus took place on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 17. Stunning timelapse footage by Rob…