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Have you seen Venus yet?
Venus is returning to the west after sunset. We're hearing reports of brief glimpses of it, low in the twilight. EarthSky community photos here!
July 6, 2016
Mars and Milky Way over Big Sur
Big Sur along the central California coast has many state parks for hiking and camping. This state park features a waterfall that drops into the Pacific.
July 6, 2016
Yesterday’s sun at aphelion
We reached our farthest point from the sun for 2016 yesterday at 16:24 UTC. That's 11:24 a.m. in the central U.S, 1:24 p.m. Central European Summer Time.
July 5, 2016
Earth-sized aurora on Jupiter
NASA released this image as the Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter.
July 3, 2016
This week’s old moon
A waning crescent moon - seen in the east before dawn - is called an old moon.
July 2, 2016
Venus returning to evening twilight
Don't expect to see Venus with the eye yet. It'll be back by mid-July, 2016. But it's up there each evening twilight now, setting shortly behind the sun.
July 1, 2016
Known asteroids near Earth today
The first map shows all the known asteroids within one-third of Earth's distance from the sun today - Asteroid Day - June 30, 2016. Look below for a second map.
June 30, 2016
Juno on Jupiter’s doorstep
Juno spacecraft on approach to Jupiter! The craft will arrive at Jupiter on July 4, first spacecraft to orbit the giant planet since Galileo (1995-2003).
June 29, 2016
