Mars, Moon and skywatching
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As of Monday, July 28, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. There's still not much to see tonight, with only 9% of the surface visible to us on Earth (according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation ).
Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some problems for our planet.
Following Saturn is Venus, rising in New York at 2:51 a.m. on July 25. Venus is in Taurus, and so bright that it is immediately identifiable; it will look like the brightest "star" in the sky. By about 4:30 a.m. it is prominent in the east-northeast, though still low in the sky at about 17 degrees in altitude.
According to an astrologer, here's what to know about the October hunter's moon in 2025 — including how the hunter's moon will impact your zodiac sign.
Earth has been cleared of an impact with the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, but there are still risks to the planet and future space missions, like the Artemis program, if the 200-foot-wide meteor were to hit the moon.
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On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as the Erie Moon Mammoths made their debut in front of a record crowd of 7,070 at UPMC Park.
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Space.com on MSNSee Mars shine close to the waxing crescent moon after sunset on July 28The crescent moon will be visible 20 degrees above the western horizon at sunset on July 28, with Mars appearing as a bright point of light roughly four degrees to its upper right. Both Mars and the stars of the nearby constellation Virgo will grow more prominent as the glow of the setting sun gives way to the coming night.
The sturgeon moon is set to light up Michigan skies in early August 2025, as the Perseid meteor shower peaks. Here's what to know.