On December 9th, Neptune will attain its stationary point at 7 P.M. EST, marking the conclusion of its retrograde motion. The ice giant will be situated near Saturn and the Circlet of Pisces in the ...

At least two ingredients are needed to make jets — rotation and magnetic fields — and these produce the ubiquitous laserlike jets we see.

A grand-design spiral galaxy, named Alaknanda, was discovered forming approximately 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, challenging previous astrophysical models on the timescale required for ...

Mercury's visibility is noted to be improving, appearing 7° high an hour before sunrise with a magnitude of –0.3 and a 54% illuminated disk. The planet is approaching its greatest western elongation, ...

On December 3, the Moon reaches perigee, its closest orbital point to Earth, followed by a Full Moon (the December Cold Moon) at 6:14 P.M. EST. This event is identified as a Super Moon, concluding a ...

Stephan's Quintet, discovered in 1877 by French astronomer Edouard Stephan in the constellation Pegasus, exemplifies the enhanced detail observable through larger astronomical apertures. The group ...

The primary observational focus is Jupiter, featuring a transit of its moon Ganymede and its associated shadow. Prior to the transit, Ganymede and Europa will execute a close alignment and pass east ...

Christian Doppler (1803-1853) studied mathematics, physics, and astronomy, eventually holding academic positions including a professorship and the inaugural directorship of the Institute of Physics in ...

On November 26, Jupiter will execute a passage south of Pollux. Dwarf planet 1 Ceres will achieve a stationary point at 6 P.M. EST in Cetus, subsequently shifting from retrograde to prograde motion, ...

On November 25, Jupiter will be observable approximately 10° above the eastern horizon by 9 P.M. local time, positioned 7° south of Pollux and visible near Gemini's twin stars, Castor and Pollux.

The article details a celestial conjunction on November 24, 2025, where Mercury is visible 1.4° to Venus' upper left before sunrise, with Mercury requiring optical aid for clear identification. An ...