Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. December 13: Uranus meets a background star The ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin skywatchers are in for one of the year’s best stretches of observing as the Geminid ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, December 12Ganymede reappears from occultation behind Jupiter ...

The Cold Moon is the full moon closest to the Winter Solstice and marks the start of the winter season. It will rise in the UK tonight (Thursday, December 4) at sunset and will be visible until ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Stargazers in central Wisconsin will have several high-impact events to enjoy this week: bright morning planets, moon–planet ...

With the days getting shorter and the sun setting earlier, a familiar unease might start to creep in. Maybe it takes the form of panic or guilt about how fast time passes, or a quiet crankiness that ...

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The moon will officially be 100% full at 12:56 p.m. EDT, when the sun is still bright overheard, but will be best observed during dusk later that day. To best view our celestial companion, check the ...

From December 13-18, various celestial events were observable, including a close passage of the Moon near Uranus and Jupiter, the peak of the Geminid meteor shower (though hampered by moonlight), and ...