This Week’s Sky: April 6 to 12
Look for a Full Moon this week, and check out the Little Dipper as it points sideways.
Apr 06, 2020
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This Week’s Sky: March 30 to April 5
This week is all about Earth’s close neighbours — Mars meets Saturn, Venus crosses the Pleiades, the Moon buzzes by the Beehive Cluster and the major main belt asteroid Juno will reach opposition.
Mar 29, 2020
Sky News This Week: March 25, 2020
In recent news: interstellar clouds mapped the formation of stars, Curiosity’s epic climb, and a life-friendly environment may have been found in Mercury.
Mar 25, 2020
This Week’s Sky: March 23 to 29
Tuesday is a big day this week — look for evening Zodiacal light, Venus at its greatest eastern elongation and Mercury at its greatest western elongation.
Mar 22, 2020
Opening up old editions
As people around the world isolate themselves to keep COVID-19 at bay, SkyNews is looking through the archives to help keep your mind occupied.
Mar 19, 2020
This Week’s Sky: March 16 to 22
This week’s night skies are busy, with planetary conjunctions, lunar passes, the vernal equinox and evening zodiacal light.
Mar 15, 2020
Sky News This Week: March 10, 2020
A Canadian asteroid target gets wings, NASA and Europe prepare for Mars, and all that dimming drama may just be Betelgeuse blowing smoke.
Mar 10, 2020
This Week’s Sky: March 9 to 15
This week, look for light brightening the dark night. From the Full “Worm Moon” to evening zodiacal light, here are your highlights of the week.
Mar 08, 2020
Monday’s Sugar Snow Sap Supermoon
On Monday afternoon, the Moon will reach its full phase as a “Supermoon.” What does that even mean?
Mar 08, 2020
This Week’s Sky: March 2 to 8
This week, the Moon waxes as it passes the Messier 35 and Messier 44, while Comet PanSTARRS passes the Heart Nebula and Venus passes Uranus.
Mar 02, 2020
Sky News This Week: February 25, 2020
A biweekly roundup of what’s new in space: a Canadian joins a Mars mission science team, China announces more work on solar system exploration, and tiny star packs a surprisingly big punch.
Feb 25, 2020
Lunar X marks the spot
If skies are clear, point your lenses to the Moon this Sunday, March 1 around 6:52 EST — the Lunar X should be visible.
Feb 24, 2020
This Week’s Sky: February 24 to March 1
The Moon passes near Venus and Uranus at the end of the week, and the weekend wonder will be Mars passing a globular cluster.
Feb 23, 2020
