Skywatching Archive
26 January 2013, 06:59 PM ET
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26 January 2013, 09:30 AM ET
From a spectacular image of Orion's molecular cloud to dung beetles that navigate by stars, don't miss these amazing space pictures.
26 January 2013, 09:30 AM ET
Moon Astronomy Lesson: Learn more about moon phases, a waxing and waning crescent or gibbous moon and the lunar cycles of Earth’s moon each month at SPACE.com.
26 January 2013, 08:35 AM ET
The first full moon of 2013 rises tonight, but did you know it has many names?
24 January 2013, 01:19 PM ET
Like ancient seafarers, the insects rely on the starry sky and galaxy glow to move away back from a poop pile.
24 January 2013, 10:00 AM ET
If it survives its fiery flight through the sun's atmosphere, the comet could shine as brightly as the moon.
23 January 2013, 06:17 PM ET
Two comets possibly bright enough to be seen by the naked eye are nearing the sun.
23 January 2013, 09:46 AM ET
An image of the PMMWC which was designed to see through weather.
22 January 2013, 06:45 PM ET
The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope in
Chile, while examining the star-forming region in Orion, detected a dark zone where an active star has excavated a cavity in surrounding gas and dust.
22 January 2013, 12:14 PM ET
Last night, Jupiter and the moon's close conjunction wowed stargazers.
22 January 2013, 09:55 AM ET
See spectacular photos of Jupiter and the moon together during an extreme close encounter on Jan. 21, 2013.
22 January 2013, 09:31 AM ET
Matt Hartman captured Earth's Moon and the Gas Giant in close skywatching proximity on January 21st, 2013.
21 January 2013, 10:02 AM ET
Photographer Chad Blakley (www.lightsoverlapland.com) snapped the aurora borealis over Abisko National Park on January 19th, 2013.
21 January 2013, 07:53 AM ET
Some reporters have dubbed ISON the "Comet of the Century," but experts aren't yet sure how bright the sungrazer will become later this year, when it could shine bright enough to be visible in broad daylight.
21 January 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Jupiter and the moon will appear just a finger-width apart in a dazzling display tonight (Jan. 21).
20 January 2013, 09:32 AM ET
From a nebula that looks like a manatee to the last shots of the moon by the doomed GRAIL probe , don't miss these amazing space pictures.
20 January 2013, 08:55 AM ET
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20 January 2013, 08:47 AM ET
Jupiter and the moon will appear extra bright, and the closest they will be until 2026.
18 January 2013, 06:26 AM ET
Night sky photographer Scott McGuire snapped this stunning photo of the space station full moon over Half Dome at Yosemite National Park.
18 January 2013, 06:10 AM ET
A proposal in Iceland takes place under a canopy of aurora.
17 January 2013, 09:30 AM ET
Alex Rivest (alexrivest.com) has a PhD in Neuroscience, started a non-profit group whose mission is to improve education in sub-Saharan Africa, and is a photographer that edited this piece. He popped the question in Iceland, and she said yes.
16 January 2013, 05:56 PM ET
The first quarter moon is the best time to see the moon's best lunar features.
15 January 2013, 05:35 PM ET
A dusty stellar nursery named Lupus 3, some 600 light-year from Earth in the Scorpius constellation, has been photographed by Europe's La Silla Observatory in Chile. Some of the hot young stars have revealed themselves creating a small cluster.
15 January 2013, 12:43 PM ET
Aurora photographer Chad Blakley (www.lightsoverlapland.com) shot this time lapse of an aurora shimmering through the clouds over Abisko National Park in Sweden on the night of January 13th.
13 January 2013, 10:00 AM ET
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