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Space & Telescope provides the latest space news, upcoming skywatching events and astronomy-related content.

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Know the moon phase for tonight and the rest of January 2025.
#moonphases #tonight #January2025

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Tonight, on May 30–31, a rare Blue Moon will light up the night sky. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

#bluemoon #micromoon #tonight

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Today, May 14, Mercury will reach superior solar conjunction. Here’s all you need to know about it.

#Mercury #conjunction #today

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Tonight, shortly before sunrise on May 13, look for golden Saturn near the thin waning crescent moon.

#moon #saturn #tonight #conjunction

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The first full moon in May 2026—the Flower Moon—will light up the night sky tonight.

#flowermoon #tonight

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NASA’s Artemis II crew witnessed Earthset and a solar eclipse during a lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. Here are a few images captured by the crew.

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Tonight, on the evening of March 25, watch bright Jupiter near the first quarter moon.

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Tonight, shortly after sunset on March 20, watch dazzling Venus below the slender waxing crescent moon.

#moon #Venus #tonight #conjunction

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Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3!

The moon will turn deep red for about an hour as it passes through Earth’s umbra—the inner part of Earth’s shadow—on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, creating a total lunar eclipse

#totallunareclipse #BloodMoon #LunarEclipse2026

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Currently, in late February 2026, skywatchers can observe a spectacular six-planet parade—Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury, and Venus—visible shortly after sunset.

#planetparade #TONIGHT

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This is the best time to watch Mercury in the western sky after sunset, as it reaches its greatest eastern elongation on February 19, 2026.

#Mercury #greatestelongation #TONIGHT

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Tonight, elusive Mercury will appear near the waxing crescent moon. Look for them low above the western horizon around 45 minutes after sunset. Find out more here.

#moon #Mercury #conjunction #TONIGHT

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The first solar eclipse of 2026 will take place tomorrow! Here's everything you need to know about it.

#SolarEclipse2026 #annularsolareclipse #ringoffire

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It's the best time to see the eerie zodiacal light! Everything you need to know about it is here.

#ZodiacalLight #tonight

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The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower will peak tonight, February 8-9, 2026. The shower favors observers in the Southern Hemisphere.

#alphacentaurid #meteorshower #tonight

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Tonight, bright Jupiter will be visible near the waxing gibbous moon. Look for them in the eastern sky after dark.

#Jupiter #moon #conjunction #TONIGHT

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This is the best time to see Orion the Hunter. Look for the constellation in the southern sky around 9 p.m. local time in January.

#orionconstellation #Tonight

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The best time to see the famous Orion constellation is now. Look for it in the southeastern sky after dark.

#orionconstellation #Orion

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Jupiter reaches opposition—when Earth passes between the sun and Jupiter—on January 10, 2026. This is the best time to see Jupiter.

#JupiterOpposition #Jupiter #tonight

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The best time to see Jupiter is now, as the giant planet reaches opposition on January 10, 2026.

#Jupiter #JupiterOpposition #TONIGHT

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Venus reaches superior conjunction today!

Venus will reach superior solar conjunction—when it passes almost directly behind the sun from Earth’s perspective—on January 6, 2026, making it invisible in our sky.

#venus #Today