The Geminids are the best and most reliable of the annual meteor showers — but this year, the burgeoning full moon ... enters the Earth’s atmosphere past the stars Castor and Pollux (two ...

Mare Crisium, or the 'Sea of Crises', can be spotted on the night of May 30 as an oval-shaped dark patch on the moon's northeastern limb, close to the terminator — the line that separates day from ...

Despite their proximity in Earth's sky, Pollux and the six stars in three binary systems that unite to form Castor are actually ... the bright celestial twins. Moon and Pollux, Star Date, McDonald ...

M35 is easily visible in binoculars when the moon isn’t around, and is a fine sight in a small telescope. It’s interesting to note that Pollux is 34 light-years from the Earth, and Castor is ...

Stargazers are in for a treat tonight, with Venus set to line up with Gemini stars Castor and Pollux ... of its closest approach to Earth during the new moon phase. According to EarthSky, this ...

The planet Mercury is visible after sunset in the west, forming a line with the heads of Gemini the Twins: the stars Castor ...

The great events of the month are the passing of Venus from the evening to the morning realm of stars, the eclipse of the sun on the 12th and of the moon on the 27th, and the beginning of ...