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- Stargazing: Venus at Greatest Brightness, September Equinox
- Astronomical Calendar & Star Chart Autumn 2026
- The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Launching August 30)
- Stargazing: Partial Lunar Eclipse Pittsburgh
- Stargazing: Happy Birthday Curiosity
- Stargazing: Saturn reappears and goes retrograde
Venus, in its long-running show as the “evening star,” reaches its final month of brilliance, topping out at its greatest brightness Sept. 18-22.
Top skygazing picks, spring planet visibilities, meteor showers, excitement, and space news.
Set to launch on Sun., Aug. 30, 2026, at 7:26 a.m., the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is the next generation observatory!
On Thurs., Aug. 27 and into the early hours of Fri., Aug. 28, the Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, and we will witness a lunar eclipse.
Curiosity continues its esteemed journey across the rugged terrain of Mars. By Wed., Aug. 5, the rover will have traversed over 23 miles.
Saturn’s golden hue is back for viewing and is currently best seen between midnight and dawn.
On July 20, 1969, humans landed successfully on the moon and within hours would walk for the first time on a surface in space other than Earth.
This June, look up into the night sky for a stunning view of two bright, superlative planets.