Mercury reaches its stationary point in Virgo today at 4 P.M. EDT. It will now begin moving westward, or retrograde, while also reducing its elongation from the Sun. The solar system’s smallest planet ...
Winter is a great time to view the night sky, and AstroBob has a few things to look for. Right now, Jupiter is visible at dusk in the south. Venus and Mercury can be seen at dawn. In the night sky, ...
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope observed dark beads and lopsided star patterns drifting over Saturn’s northern regions. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Saturn already tops the ...
Auriga (the charioteer) doesn’t get the same press as other winter constellations such as the mighty hunter Orion or the Zodiac star-patterns of Taurus and Gemini. But its leading light, Capella, is ...
A study of Saturn's atmospheric structure using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed complex and mysterious features unseen before on any planet in our Solar System. A study of ...