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Get ready for a spectacular Venus-Jupiter conjunction! You can already start watching the planets now after sunset. The big event happens on June 8 and 9.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

May 17, 2026

Tonight

Which moon phase is best for stargazing? That depends.

Which moon phase is best for stargazing? Most astronomers would tell you that the best moon is no moon. But it depends on what you want to see.

Deborah Byrd

May 17, 2026

Space

Stardust in Antarctica shows Earth crossed a supernova cloud

Stardust in Antarctica reveals the presence of an element that is not naturally made on Earth. But it is created in supernovas. Read more about the evidence.

EarthSky Voices

May 15, 2026

Tonight

Apex of the sun: Look to Vega in May

Apex of the sun shows the direction our solar system moves through space, toward the bright star Vega in the May night sky.

Editors of EarthSky

May 15, 2026

Space

Baily’s beads seen during a solar eclipse today in 1836

May 15, 1836: Francis Baily, an English astronomer, saw light shining through lunar ridges during an eclipse of the sun. These are now known as Baily's beads.

May 15, 2026

Psyche mission to fly by Mars on May 15

The Psyche mission will fly by Mars on May 15, 2026. It's getting a boost and course trajectory adjustment as it speeds toward the asteroid Psyche.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

May 14, 2026

Today's Image

Perseverance rover takes its 6th-ever selfie on Mars

The Mars Perseverance rover has snapped a new selfie. It has also shared a panorama of the landscape, providing a map of where it will explore next.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

May 14, 2026

Earth

The Denali sled dog puppy cam is now live!

The Denali sled dog puppy cam is now live! Watch this year's recruits tumble and play in Alaska at the Denali Kennels. Read more about the sled dogs here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

May 14, 2026