a huge cloud of gas and newly forming stars make up the vulpecula OB-1 association
jwst image of a star that will explode as a supernova
hubble space telescope images show aftermath of dart impact into an asteroid
venus and jupiter pass close to each other in the evening sky

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StarDate Radio: March 21 — Moon and Jupiter

The planet Jupiter is disappearing from the evening sky. And tomorrow, it’ll briefly disappear from the daytime sky — but...More »

Stargazing: March 20

Spring arrives in the northern hemisphere today. It’s the vernal equinox, which marks the moment the Sun crosses the equator...More »

StarDate Radio: March 20 — Vernal Equinox

If it’s been a nasty winter where you are, then you have our sympathy. On the bright side, though, it’s...More »

StarDate Radio: March 19 — Dead Stars

Vulpecula, the fox, doesn’t have a lot of impressive stars. But it sure has a lot of impressive dead ones....More »

Stargazing: March 19

Puppis, which represents the deck of the ship that carried Jason and the Argonauts, stands well to the left and...More »

Stargazing: March 18

Vulpecula, the fox, is a faint constellation. Unless you live away from city lights, you might not see any of...More »

StarDate Radio: March 18 — Vulpecula

Vulpecula, the fox, is a faint constellation. Unless you live away from city lights, you might not see any of...More »

Stargazing: March 17

Cancer, the crab, is well up in the east at nightfall and passes high overhead later on. Although it is...More »

StarDate Radio: March 17 — Declining Birth Rate

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a vast collection of hundreds of billions of stars. And the population is...More »

Stargazing: March 16

M82

M82, one of the most vigorous galaxies around, is in Ursa Major, the big bear. It stands to the upper...More »

StarDate Radio: March 16 — Solar Rain

Big storms bring big rains at this time of year. It rains on the Sun, too, mainly during its own...More »

Stargazing: March 15

Messier 3, an old, giant star cluster, ascends the eastern sky tonight, to the upper left of the bright yellow-orange...More »

StarDate Radio: March 15 — Messier 3

A star cluster with a lot of deceptively young-looking stars ascends the eastern sky tonight. It’s to the upper left...More »

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