Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months ...

From three meteor showers to a planetary alignment right next to a famous constellation, here are the top astronomy events to mark on your November 2024 calendar.

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• Sun rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m. on the 1st, EDT • Sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 4:37 p.m. on the 30th, EST The Leonid Meteor Shower is best visible on Nov. 17-18.

Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar. Our planet whirls around the sun in an ellipse ...

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The moonrise and moonset schedule this week The ...

Subscribe to the Times Space and Astronomy Calendar for reminders about meteor showers throughout the year. Michelle Nichols, the director of public observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago ...