8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (299+ words) September 13: Venus, the Moon, and Spica The Moon passes 0.5° due north of Venus at 7 A.M. EDT. In the evening sky, the pair is now standing in line with the tiny planet Mercury and the bright star Spica. If you…...

7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (228+ words) The bright planet and the young crescent moon will make an attractive pairing on Monday evening This week’s Starwatch is a challenge but a beautiful reward awaits for anyone who succeeds. The question is: how early in the evening can…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (914+ words) The wrinkled scars on Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, indicate that it was once larger and has since shrunk–and it may be shrinking more than scientists previously thought. According to NASA, the smallest planet in our solar…...

12+ hour, 56+ min ago   (129+ words) Slate On this day in 2015 gravitational waves were detected for the first time by the Advanced LIGO interferometers in Louisiana and Washington state. The waves, predicted by Einstein’s general relativity, are caused by the rippling of spacetime caused by movement…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1090+ words) Picture this: a pub quiz. The host asks where moonlight comes from. Every hand in the room goes up. The Moon has no light of its own. It reflects the Sun. Everyone learned this at about age seven. Then the…...

12+ hour, 50+ min ago   (265+ words) Mashable The Moon is slowly making its way back into our skies As we work through the lunar cycle, the Moon's crescent is growing a little more each night What is today’s Moon phase?As of Monday, Sept 14 NASA's…...

19+ hour, 10+ min ago   (411+ words) Situated about 14–15 million light-years from Earth, Cloud-9’s mysterious nature intrigued Ignacio Trujillo’s team at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. Utilizing the 10.4-meter Gran Telescopio Canarias’ HiPERCAM, they embarked on an unprecedented quest, showcasing its ability to capture this…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (945+ words) September 14, 2026 | 10:44 am This is evident in the September 14 occultation; only observers in western and central Indonesia will be able to witness the event using telescopes or the naked eye. Even then, viewing conditions range from excellent to extremely difficult depending…...