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Mercury shines farthest from the sun in the evening sky on Oct. 29

Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest ...
WTOP News

What’s up in the sky for August 2025? ‘Summer Triangle,’ Perseid meteor shower and more

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...
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Betelgeuse, one of the most familiar stars in the sky, may have a hidden companion star orbiting it

Astronomers have observed what they believe to be a never-before-seen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, a pulsating red supergiant star in the shoulder of the Orion constellation. One of the best ...
Space.com

See Jupiter and the moon join the Gemini twins in the predawn sky on Sept. 16

Turn your eyes to the east in the early morning hours of Sept. 16 to see the moon conspire with Jupiter and the bright stars of the Gemini constellation to create a lopsided rectangular formation in ...