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A meteor shower, a planet sighting, and a full moon. Here's how to see all of space's eye-catching activity in July.
To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...
On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted ...
Our satellite hangs out with the heart of the Scorpion, known for its vivid red hue as the Rival of Mars in our sky.
How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...
Stargazers in the U.S. will find the slender form of the crescent moon roughly 20 degrees above the western horizon right at ...
#11. The Moon’s temperature can vary from 242° Fahrenheit in a sunny spot to −334° Fahrenheit in a shady spot near one of its ...
The Buck Moon rises on July 10. The full moon of July, also called the Buck Moon, will rise on July 10.
Right now, the object is named 2004 GU9, or asteroid 164207 — but it's dubbed a "moon" because it's tagged to our planet's gravitational tides like Our Moon™️.
June’s full ‘Strawberry Moon’ refers to the ripening of wild strawberries. When to see the Strawberry Moon? The full Strawberry Moon reached it peak at 3:44 a.m. EDT on the morning of June 11.
Alongside June's Strawberry Moon, another reddish celestial sight is possible. On 10th and 11th June, you will be able to spot a bright red star right next to the moon, the Red supergiant Antares.