On Dec. 25 and 26, a waxing crescent moon will appear close to Saturn in the night sky after sunset, making a beautiful Christmas pairing.
Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also ...
Saturn encounter, and the Beehive Cluster, as NASA highlights easy-to-see celestial events lighting up winter night skies.
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The Sky This Week from January 9 to 16: Jupiter at opposition
The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.
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Saturn’s moons explode to 274 after a new discovery wave
Saturn has just pulled far ahead in the solar system’s moon race, with a fresh wave of detections pushing its tally to 274 ...
Kick off 2026 with stunning celestial events! Witness Jupiter shining brighter than ever, Saturn’s close encounter with the ...
Iapetus, a moon of Saturn, reaches its greatest western elongation, resulting in its brightest observable appearance from Earth due to its lighter hemisphere being oriented towards the observer.
On January 23, skywatchers will witness a beautiful conjunction of Saturn and the Moon. During a conjunction, celestial bodies appear close together in the sky, although they are actually far apart in ...
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January 2026 skywatching guide: Wolf moon, Jupiter at opposition, Beehive Cluster and moon-Saturn pairing
Don’t miss January’s shows in the sky! Here are the best celestial events to view this month.
This August 2025 is going to be full of celestial events. First up, in early August, the full Sturgeon Moon will illuminate the night, then the moon will pass near Neptune and Saturn, and later a ...
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