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Neptune and Saturn are two Moon-widths apart all month, while the morning sky hosts Venus and Uranus together in Taurus.
July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.
Come July, stargazers can enjoy a spectacular celestial showcase featuring star clusters, meteor showers, and planetary ...
Stargazers, get ready for a truly celestial July! From the stunning appearance of the ‘buck moon’ to a rare glimpse of Pluto, ...
Earth reaches aphelion, its farthest point from the sun, at 2:54 p.m. on July 3. At that moment we’ll be 94.5 million miles ...
Meanwhile, Venus and Saturn — both beaming in the morning sky — welcome Jupiter into the fold. The gas giant makes its first appearance at mid-month in Gemini, low in the northeast about an hour ...
Nearly 400 years ago, Galileo looked at the Pleiades star cluster through his telescope and noticed that the seven or so ...
Stargazing in July hopefully promises warm nights in Wyoming. The highlight of July evenings is the prominent band of the Milky Way arcing across the dark skies. Along the Milky Way, you’ll spot the ...
At the time of this writing, June 23, Jupiter was about half a degree left of the afternoon Sun and due to pass behind it ...
Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.
The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight local time, specifically for ...
The OKC Thunder secured its first-ever championship with a home win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.