Night Sky Pictures: Stargazer Photos of Stars and Planets
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1st full moon of 2023 was a wonderful Wolf Moon worldwide (photos)
By Brett Tingley published
The first full moon of 2023, January's Wolf Moon, led to some gorgeous imagery around the world.

Possible naked-eye comet will visit Earth for 1st time since Neanderthals in 2023
By Robert Lea published
The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) could be bright enough to be spotted with the naked eye as it passes the sun and Earth at the end of the first month of 2023.

See the rare 'planet parade' of 5 naked-eye planets in these photos by an astronomer
By Elizabeth Howell published
Clear skies beckoned Wednesday (Dec. 28) in Rome, allowing the Virtual Telescope Project's Gianluca Masi to get busy with a year-end broadcast.

See Mars 'peek out' from behind the moon in stunning eclipse photo
By Harry Baker published
An astrophotographer has captured a highly detailed image of the Red Planet reappearing from behind the moon after a lunar occultation.

Stunning SpaceX rocket launch lights up predawn sky over Florida (photos)
By Doris Elin Urrutia published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket produced a vibrant show when it launched in the pre-dawn sky from Florida, at 4:34 a.m. EST (0934 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 28.

Watch the final new moon of 2022 rise on Friday (Dec. 23)
By Robert Lea published
The final new moon of 2022 is upon us, signaling the beginning of the lunar cycle that will lead into 2023.

SpaceX rocket launch at sunset wows some stargazers with ethereal 'space jellyfish' (photos)
By Tariq Malik published
When SpaceX launch two satellites into orbit Friday evening from Florida, it lit up the night sky with more than just its fiery engines.

National Geographic's new 'Stargazer's Atlas' is a breathtaking guide to the cosmos (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
Andrew Fazekas, a.k.a. The Night Sky Guy, shared the story of the stunning new "Stargazer's Atlas" from Nat Geo.
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