When, where and how to see the planets in the 2023 night sky
Reference This guide will tell you the best times to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in 2023, and clue you in about planetary meetups, conjunctions and more.
Reference This guide will tell you the best times to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in 2023, and clue you in about planetary meetups, conjunctions and more.
Reference The largest known star in the universe is UY Scuti, a hypergiant with a radius around 1,700 times larger than the sun.
Reference Scientists have found nearly 5,000 exoplanets since the first such world was confirmed orbiting a sunlike star in 1995. These ones are most similar to Earth.
Reference The Eagle Nebula, or Messier 16, is an area of active star formation about 5,700 light-years from Earth and is home to the iconic Pillars of Creation.
Reference How long it takes to get to Mars depends on several factors including planetary position and available technology.
Details are scarce at the moment, but this is everything we know about Skeleton Crew.
Reference Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system and likely has a salty ocean underneath its icy surface. We explore the moon in more detail here.
Reference We explore what the temperature is on the moon and see why it varies so considerably.
Reference The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is an uncrewed spacecraft currently orbiting and studying the moon. We explore the lunar orbiter in more detail here.
Reference NASA's Reid Wiseman is commander of the first human moon mission since 1972 and has both naval aviator and International Space Station experience.
Reference The Eta Aquarid meteor shower from late April to mid-May offers a long stretch of spectacular "shooting stars" that even a casual observer can spot in the night sky.
Reference Europa is an icy moon of Jupiter and one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter. See more facts about Europa and its history here.
Reference At the outer edge of the solar system is the coldest planet Uranus, but it isn't alone. The ice giant is orbited by at least 27 moons, some as strange and unique as the ice giant itself.
REFERENCE Space.com's guide to the common full moon names, dates and times for 2023.