The rocky world will be visible for a brief window after sunset. Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the rocky ...
Saturn's moon Iapetus exhibits greatest western elongation, positioned 9.5 arcminutes west of Saturn, presenting its brighter, icy hemisphere towards Earth, reaching a 10th magnitude brightness.
WASHINGTON — D.C.'s cherry trees are nearing peak bloom! They reached stage four (peduncle elongation) on Saturday, March 11, according to the National Park Service. Peduncle elongation is the stage ...
August is full of celestial events, and this week marks a milestone for the 4.503 billion-year-old planet known as Mercury. Being such a small planet that lies close to the sun, Mercury can be ...
Iapetus, Saturn's moon, is visible near Saturn in the early morning sky. Saturn is easily located as the brightest point of light in the Circlet of Pisces. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is also ...