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Moon closest to Saturn on July 6
Want to identify Saturn, jewel of our solar system? July 6, 2017 is a great night for it, because this planet is near the moon. The star Antares is also nearby.
July 6, 2017
Do you have what it takes to live on Mars?
If it's your dream to travel to the Red Planet, check out this video for some things you might want to consider.
July 5, 2017
Scorpion rising
Low-lying constellation Scorpius the Scorpion rising behind some of the flora in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California.
July 5, 2017
Moon, Antares, Saturn at nightfall
On July 5, 2017 watch for the moon, star Antares and planet Saturn. Can you see their colors - and Antares' twinkling - in the moonlit glare?
July 5, 2017
Juno to buzz Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
On July 10, we'll get humanity's first up-close and personal view of the spot -- a storm monitored since 1830 and possibly existing for more than 350 years.
July 4, 2017
Eye of the Milky Way
The Milky Way over the Alabama Hills, in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
July 4, 2017
Mystery of the moon’s tilted orbit
Had things gone differently in the early days of the inner solar system, the magnificent spectacle of a total solar eclipse might be a monthly event.
July 3, 2017
Southern Cross over Indonesia
Camping under the Southern Cross in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia.
July 3, 2017
Artificial space clouds over U.S. East
NASA launched a sounding rocket on June 29, 2017 that formed colorful clouds in space, visible from New York to North Carolina.
July 2, 2017
Watch for Venus in July 2017
Notice its change of position in front of the constellation Taurus, with bright Aldebaran and the dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster.
July 2, 2017
