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★Stargazing: May 30
The Moon stands near the middle of the largest member of the zodiac tonight, the constellation Virgo. Spica, its brightest...More »
▶StarDate Radio: May 30 — Moon and Spica
The Moon stands near the middle of the largest member of the zodiac tonight, the constellation Virgo. Spica, the maiden’s...More »
★Stargazing: May 29
Mars is a third of the way up the western sky at sunset and looks like a fairly bright orange...More »
▶StarDate Radio: May 29 — Moving Mars
Mars is moving at a leisurely pace — slower than at any other time during its almost two-year orbit around...More »
★Stargazing: May 28
The Great Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the pyramids of Giza, was aligned with the help of Thuban, the...More »
▶StarDate Radio: May 28 — Cosmic Pyramid
Archaeologists recently released pictures of a hidden chamber inside the pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of...More »
▶StarDate Radio: May 27 — Alphecca
Our solar system is heading into the aftermath of a stellar breakup — a ribbon of stars that split away...More »
★Stargazing: May 27
Alphecca, the brightest star of Corona Borealis, the northern crown, is in a pretty semicircle of stars that’s high in...More »
★Stargazing: May 26
Regulus, the bright star that marks the heart of the lion stands quite close to the lower left of the...More »
▶StarDate Radio: May 26 — Moon and Regulus
The bright heart of the lion beats near the Moon this evening. Regulus, the star that marks the heart of...More »
▶StarDate Radio: May 25 — Skylab 2
LAUNCH CONTROL: T-minus 30 seconds, and the countdown continuing to go smoothly. ...
Skylab — the first American space station...More »
★Stargazing: May 25
Some of the bright lights of winter are dropping from the evening sky. Look for Procyon in Canis Minor, the...More »
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2023 Sky Almanac
This year marks the golden anniversary of StarDate magazine, so we’re celebrating by describing the progress and discoveries of the past 50 years of astronomy, along with some tidbits about our own history.
