Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

If you’re yet to capture “Earthshine” on a crescent moon, May 2025 is the month for plenty of practice. Your first chance ...

Moon meets Mars with Beehive Star Cluster On the night of May 3, Mars and a half moon will appear to nearly meet in the western sky. According to stargazing app SkySafari, the large Beehive star ...

A reddish star is about to pass through a "beehive" of stars. That "star" is actually one of Earth's planetary neighbors.

Spring Constellations dominate the night sky during the month of May. To the south, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

May's sky watching calendar includes planetary viewing, prime stargazing, and a meteor shower peak, so you have plenty of ...

4 - Mars, Castor and Pollux. In late April Mars can be seen in ... and is one of the brightest galaxies to be found in the ...

NASA has revealed its top skywatching tips for May, and they include a meteor shower, lots of planets, and possibly a nova.

Mars starts May not far from the Beehive star cluster, Venus is unmistakable in the predawn sky, and Mercury looks best early ...

Mars will skirt the edge of M44, also known as the Beehive Cluster. Mars will pass within a mere 37 arcminutes of this star cluster. Look to the South at 9:00pm. A simple pair of binoculars will ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked eye sometime in the coming months. When it happens, the nova will ...