Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is currently observable at magnitude 5.7 in the predawn sky within Canes Venatici, positioned approximately 1.5° southeast of Chara, with its closest approach to Earth and ...
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, confirmed by its hyperbolic trajectory, marks the first detection of hydroxyl gas (OH) from a visitor originating outside our solar system, indicating the presence of ...
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The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 5:46 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will stand 251,996 miles (405,548 km) away. With the Moon sinking low in the hours ...
The period features lunar close approaches to Uranus and Jupiter, including the Last Quarter Moon phase. Jupiter also presents transit events of its Galilean moons, Io and Europa, accompanied by their ...
Charles Messier first cataloged M51 on October 13, 1773, describing it as a "very faint nebula without any stars" and making it the 51st entry in his catalog. In 1781, Pierre Mechain observed M51 to ...
The Last Quarter Moon phase is scheduled for October 12 at 2:13 P.M. EDT. On October 12 at 6 P.M. EDT, the Moon will pass 4° north of Jupiter, with Jupiter exhibiting a magnitude of –2.2. Telescopic ...
On October 13, 2025, the Last Quarter Moon will be observed in conjunction with Jupiter starting around midnight, with Jupiter's Galilean moons visible through telescopic observation. Pluto reaches ...
The article outlines a seven-day expedition, scheduled from July 27 to August 2, 2027, that integrates the exploration of ancient Egyptian historical sites with the observation of a total solar ...
Apollo 7, crewed by Walter Schirra Jr., Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham, represented the first manned American spaceflight 21 months after the Apollo 1 fatal accident. Launching on October 11, 1968 ...
On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 aircraft, "Glamorous Glennis," achieving a speed of Mach 1.06. This flight disproved prevailing expert warnings that exceeding Mach 1 ...
The White House proposed a 24% budget cut to NASA for fiscal year 2026, a significant departure from historical precedent, with a 47% reduction specifically targeting science programs. Congress, ...