The Pleiades, or "Seven Sisters," is a bright, bluish star cluster located near the constellation Taurus, visible to the ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a ...

Double color Probably the most colorful double star in the night sky can now be found nearly overhead at 11: ... will readily split Albireo into two tiny points of light of beautiful contrasting ...

Observing the Pleiades through a pair of binoculars or a 6-inch telescope will reveal dozens of energetic young stars, including the seven most prominent stellar bodies from which the cluster got its ...

Two rare twilight pairings will grace the June 2025 sky as the moon first passes close to elusive Mercury and then gets stunningly close to Mars. Mercury is typically difficult to see and the ...

Explore the wonders of the Northern Hemisphere's night sky with our guide to the best celestial sights you can observe with binoculars between May and July. If you want to take your stargazing to the ...

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On the evening of Aug. 3, 2025, NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured a fleeting 'shooting star' over the night skies in West Virginia during two different meteor showers. As these events continue ...