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How to see the 'Horse and Rider' in the Big Dipper's handle this summer

By Joe Rao published

Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was popularly known as the "Horse and Rider."

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See the moon shine with famous red star Antares in the southern sky on June 9

By Anthony Wood published

Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth.

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June's full 'Strawberry Moon' illuminates the night sky next week: Here's how to see it

By Anthony Wood published

Don't miss the 2025 full "Strawberry Moon" when it rises above the southeastern horizon on June 10.

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'Flying Banana' traveling 125 mph fires laser into sky and catches aurora hunters off guard (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

"The first time I spotted it, I thought at first it may have been a rare form of blue aurora but then realised it was moving too quickly."

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Best beginner binoculars

By Matt Morris published

These are the best beginner binoculars you can buy in every category, from the best overall and the best for stargazing to the best budget model.

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Night sky map showing Mercury climbing past Jupiter.

Catch Jupiter and Mercury side by side in the evening sky this week

By Anthony Wood published

The solar system's largest and smallest planets will greet one another in the eastern sky.

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The moon is pictured close to the bright star Spica on the night of June 5, with the stars of the constellation Corvus positioned beneath, joined by a blue line.

Don’t miss Spica shine with the waxing gibbous moon tonight

By Anthony Wood published

Spica is a binary star system located 250 light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo.

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the edge-on profile of the Knife Edge Galaxy is pictured against a distant starfield on a black sky.

The Knife Edge Galaxy cuts a sharp profile in new amateur portrait (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The spiral galaxy NGC 5907 is positioned edge-on to Earth.

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An image showing the potentially hazardous asteroid 2008 DG5 indicated by a white arrow against a dark sky dotted with star lines.

Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5

By Anthony Wood published

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million km) of Earth on June 5 and you can watch it happen live online.

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Aurora alert: Incoming solar storm could spark auroras as far south as New York and Idaho this weekend

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies as we might be in for another show this weekend, albeit slightly smaller than the performances earlier this week.

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