Jupiter maintains its brilliance, but Mars continues to fade as its distance from Earth increases ... stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini. You’ll need a dark sky with as little moon as possible ...

It is still in the constellation Gemini, just to the right of Pollux. Right now, Mars is about 118 million miles from Earth ... full moon in our sky. It is easy to find, right next to Castor ...

The Moon passes 9° south of Venus at 10 A.M. EDT this morning. We’ll check out the planet — now a morning star as well, visible before dawn — later in the week. Tonight, let’s take ...

It shines at magnitude 0.4 on April 1, but still outshines the two brightest stars in Gemini, Castor and Pollux ... from Earth and 132 million miles away on April 30. The Moon pairs with Mars ...

Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 28 The Moon passes 9° south of Venus at 10 A.M. EDT this morning. We'll check out the planet - now a morning star as well ...

Meanwhile, Mars continues to cavort with the twin stars of Gemini, Pollux and Castor through early ... situated 5 degrees to the right of the moon. On March 23, Earth passed through the ring ...

super-bright moon will pass within a couple of degrees of Mars, the red planet now waning but still shining at 0.5 mag. As a bonus, the red planet is tonight (and all this week) aligned with two ...

The Eta Aquarids are the fastest meteor shower, entering Earth's atmosphere at nearly ... event from April 11 to April 12 where the Moon and Mars will appear close to the bright twin stars Castor and ...

Over time, it cooled and clumped into a single massive body—the moon. That impact didn ... scientists can reconstruct Earth’s early history. Their studies show that turning dust into ...