A super special full moon for those of you lucky enough to watch it from the Americas. At 9:21 PM Eastern Time, the moon will slide in front of incredibly bright mars, hiding it. Mars will return on the other side about an hour later. Why a "Wolf Moon"? As...
On the early evenings of January 17 and 18, about 90 minutes after sunset, watch as Venus and Saturn meet up just two degrees apart (about a finger widths' distance)
On the early evenings of January 17 and 18, about 90 minutes after sunset, watch as Venus and Saturn meet up just two degrees apart (about a finger widths' distance)
Between Jan 21 and Feb 21, six of our neighboring planets will appear in the sky together: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn. When a bunch of planets all gather on the same side of the sun like this, we call this fairly rare event a "planetary parade". Tonight's...
Imbolc anticipates the first signs of Spring, falling approximately "cross-quarter" between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox (in the Northern Hemisphere).
Lantern Festival, always celebrated on a full moon, marks the end of Chinese New Year festivities. The night sky is filled with colorful lanterns, symbolizing good fortune and family reunion. Traditionally, people celebrate by displaying lanterns, solving riddles written on them, and eating sweet rice balls (tangyuan), symbolizing unity and...