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Use Big Dipper to find Little Dipper
The Big Dipper is easy to recognize, but the Little Dipper ... not so much. Here's a tip that can help.
March 11, 2018
A tangle of stars in Berenices’ Hair
Berenice's Hair - aka Coma Berenices - requires a dark sky to be seen. But it's worth the effort, a wonderful star cluster!
March 11, 2018
Best photos of Venus and Mercury after sunset
Venus and Mercury were closer earlier this month, but they're easier to see now. Don't miss these 2 innermost worlds in our solar system, in the west after sunset.
March 10, 2018
Update on S2, the star plunging past the Milky Way’s black hole
Astronomers report no companion found for S2, the star orbiting near our Milky Way's central black hole. It's an "all-clear” for an exciting test of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity.
March 9, 2018
Day meets night on Jupiter
The Juno spacecraft captured this image during its 11th close flyby of the planet. It shows swirling cloud formations around Jupiter's south pole.
March 9, 2018
Send your name to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe, launching this summer, will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft yet - and you can send your name along for the ride. Hear about it from William Shatner.
March 8, 2018
Scientists discover supercolony of 1.5 million penguins
The Adélie penguins on the Danger Islands had gone undetected because the islands are so remote and the water surrounding them so treacherous.
March 8, 2018
See asteroid 2017 VR12 as it swept past
Asteroid 2017 VR12 passed at 3.76 times the moon's distance on March 7. Here are images and video of its sweep past Earth.
March 8, 2018
Milky Way and zodiacal light over Death Valley
Jeff Berkes captured the Milky Way and the zodiacal light from California's Death Valley National Park on February 16.
March 8, 2018
Don’t miss the moon and morning planets
The moon has now swept past Jupiter and is headed for Mars, then Saturn. Don't miss them!
March 8, 2018
