Find bright Jupiter and Mars before sunrise, the gibbous Moon after sunset, and Saturn through a telescope. Learn how ...

Find Jupiter and Mars before sunrise, Saturn after sunset, and Uranus near the Pleiades. See the moon phase and observing ...

October 17, 2026: Investigations by NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope studies brown dwarfs, bodies heated from within, but do not revolve around a host star. Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 7:05 a.m. CDT; Sunset, ...

The waxing crescent moon returns to the evening sky and appears near Antares. Look for earthshine and photograph the pair after sunset.

Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 6:59 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 6:15 p.m. CDT. Times are calculated by the US Naval Observatory’s MICA computer program. Check local sources for sunrise and sunset times. Chart ...

Find Arcturus and the Big Dipper in the western sky after sunset. Discover the star’s seasonal transition and its role in ...

October 10, 2026: Oregon researchers developed a new family of materials to convert light into energy. Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 6:58 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 6:17 p.m. CDT. Times are calculated by the US ...

October 9, 2026: University of Texas scientists modify the estimate of a meteorite impact in Oklahoma. Image Caption – A geological map noting the types of rock that make up the Ames impact structure ...

October 13, 2026: Mars marches toward Jupiter before sunrise while remaining near the Beehive star cluster. Watch the planets close the gap ahead of their November 16 conjunction. October 12, 2026: ...