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Moon and Jupiter in Leo on June 10
Between June 10 and June 11, 2016, the moon will sweep past giant Jupiter on the sky's dome.
June 10, 2016
Crescent moon and Ramadan
Starting at sunset on June 5 and 6, Muslims around the world will be looking for the young crescent moon to return to the evening sky.
June 5, 2016
Watch these 3 planets on June evenings
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all bright and beautiful in June 2016.
June 1, 2016
Mars closest to Earth on May 30
We passed between Mars and the sun 8 days ago, on May 22. Yet Mars is closest on May 30, 2016. Why?
May 30, 2016
First quarter moon and Regulus on May 21
The moon will be at or near its first quarter phase, and near the star Regulus, as darkness falls on May 25, 2015.
May 25, 2016
Drive a spike to star Spica in May
Once you've used the Big Dipper to find the orange star Arcturus, you can continue on to find the star Spica, brightest light in the constellation Virgo.
May 23, 2016
Brightest Mars in 10 years
Earth passes between Mars and the sun on May 22, and the red planet shines from dusk until dawn. Our two worlds will come closest together on May 30.
May 22, 2016
Blue Moon and red Mars on May 21
The moon is blue in name only, but spectacular near the red planet Mars tonight, just one day before Mars' first opposition in two years!
May 21, 2016
Tonight … nearly a Blue Moon
The moon - nearly full on May 20 - will be sweeping past Mars and Saturn this weekend.
May 20, 2016
Look for M13 in Hercules
M13 is a densely packed globular cluster made of about 300,000 stars, more than 25,000 light-years from Earth. It's one of our galaxies most ancient inhabitants.
May 19, 2016
