October 16, 2026: Wind-carved cliffs are recorded in an image from NASA’s Curiosity rover.
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2026, October 15: Morning Planets and an Evening Crescent Moon Highlight the Sky
October 15, 2026: Mars continues to close the gap to Jupiter before sunrise while the waxing crescent moon appears near Antares after sunset. Track both scenes this week.
2026, October 13: Mars Targets Jupiter Before Sunrise Before Their November 16 Conjunction
October 13, 2026: Mars marches toward Jupiter before sunrise while remaining near the Beehive star cluster. Watch the planets close the gap ahead of their November 16 conjunction.
2026, October 11: Mars Appears in the Beehive Star Cluster Before Sunrise
October 11, 2026: Before sunrise, Mars appears in the Beehive star cluster while closing the gap to Jupiter. View the planets and the famous stellar bundle through a binocular.
2026, October 10: New Materials for Energy Supply
October 10, 2026: Oregon researchers developed a new family of materials to convert light into energy.
2026, October 9: Texas Researchers Modify OK’s Impact Date
October 9, 2026: University of Texas scientists modify the estimate of a meteorite impact in Oklahoma.
2026, October 8: News From NASA’s Perseverance from Mars
October 8, 2026: NASA’s Perseverance spacecraft finds unexpected geological strata.
2026, October 7: Predawn Alignment of Jupiter, Moon, and Regulus
October 7, 2026: Before sunrise, look for Jupiter, Regulus, and Moon align in the eastern sky.
2026, October 6: Crescent Moon Occults Bright Jupiter in Predawn Sky
October 6, 2026: Watch the waning crescent moon occult Jupiter before sunrise. See disappearance and reappearance times for major North American cities.
2026, October 5: Moon Near Mars, Bright Jupiter, and Planet Almanac for Early October Sky Watching
October 5, 2026: The crescent moon passes Mars and the Beehive Cluster before a Jupiter occultation. Saturn is in the sky all night, while Uranus and Neptune are visible with a binocular.