Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  June 1: Mercury at its best Titan, Saturn’s brightest moon, is located near its parent planet for the next two days. Visible in the early-morning sky, you’ll find Titan just northeast of Saturn this morning.  Spotting Saturn is easy — rising shortlyContinue reading "The Sky Today on Tuesday, June 2: Titan stands close to Saturn"

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Blue Moons are known for the folklore surrounding their appearance in the skies. But the real thing has less to do with its color and more with the timing of the year’s Full Moons. The next Blue Moon is May 20, 2027. It will be a seasonal Blue Moon; here’s what that is: There areContinue reading "What is a Blue Moon? When’s the next one?"

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