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FOX 5 San Diego on MSN.com · 2d

PHOTOS: Starlink satellites spotted in the sky above San Diego

San Diegans reported seeing the mysterious formation of more than 20 bright lights moving quickly across the sky.
Forbes · 6d

A Very Bright ‘Star’ Is Shining In The East — Here’s What It Is

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this weekend, close to a much dimmer Saturn.
Icon for www.news9.comNews9 · 14d

UFOs in Oklahoma? Here's what the strange lights in the sky actually were.

Several News 9 and News on 6 viewers reported seeing a line of lights moving across the night sky, prompting speculation ... this phenomenon is especially visible during the first few days after launch, when the satellites are still close together and ...
Icon for www.wral.comWRAL · 1d

Caught on cam: Satellites visible in NC skies Tuesday night

Multiple WRAL viewers sent in photos of Starlink satellites spotted in the sky Tuesday night. Web Editor : Jessica Patrick Posted 2025-04-30T11:12:19-0400 - Updated 2025-04-30T11:12:19-0400
Icon for www.salon.comSalon · 28d

Erasing the stars: Satellite megaconstellations are a mega problem for Earth and sky

And now, as the new space race heats up, spawning tens of thousands of satellites in orbit around the Earth, it only stands to make the visible night sky less so. Dimming stars are just one of ...
Icon for www.fox5atlanta.comFOX 5 Atlanta · 23d

What are those lights in the sky? Starlink satellites explained

Tools like Find Starlink and Night Sky can help people ... What we know: The formation of satellites is from SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation made a visible pass overhead.
Icon for www.tcpalm.comTreasure Coast Newspapers · 29d

Micromoon and 'smiley face' visible in night sky this month. What to know and where to look

There are a few things to choose from this month if you enjoy heading out and looking up at the night sky. There's a micromoon, "a smiley face" and one of the oldest known meteor showers.
Icon for www.msn.comVictorville Daily Press on MSN.com · 10h

White orb-like object seen streaking across High Desert sky was not a UFO

That fuzzy orb-like object seen streaking across the High Desert Sky on Thursday night was not a UFO, but part of a SpaceX Starlink project.
Icon for www.ndtv.comNDTV · 18d

Spectacular SpaceX Launch Illuminates Night Sky, Coinciding With April’s Full Moon

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre on Saturday night after several postponements earlier in the week. The mission deployed 21 Starlink satellites into the orbit ...
Icon for www.npr.orgNPR · 7d

Mercury, Venus and Saturn to delight stargazers in a parade across the sky

All seven of Earth's planetary siblings dotted the night sky at once. And later this year in August, four planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn — will become visible. The phenomenon ...
Salon.com on MSN.com · 17d

Take back the night: Establishing a "right to darkness" could save our night skies

"Just as blue sunlight scatters in the Earth's atmosphere and makes the sun look slightly less blue, light from a strong blue, rich white street light enters your eyeball, scatters around in your eyeball and causes a sort of gauzy veil of glare," Lowenthal explained.
USA TODAY on MSN.com · 2d

Moon to make closest jump over Jupiter for the year in night sky

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky.
Icon for www.upi.comUPI · 11d

Moon, 3 planets to converge in Friday morning sky

The crescent moon will be the centerpiece of April's final astronomical event as it bunches up with Venus, Saturn and Mercury in the eastern sky on Friday ... Station Thursday night, on its way to deploy another 28 V2 Starlink mini satellites into low ...
Icon for pix11.compix11 · 8d

Planets align for smiley face in the night sky over NYC this week

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Get ready to put a smile on your face and have the sky smile back when the planets ... Earth’s twin planet Venus will continue to be visible all month long alongside the ...
Icon for www.democratandchronicle.comDemocrat and Chronicle · 4d

Amazon's rocket launches Monday: Will it be visible in NY?

After weather delayed Amazon's Project Kuiper rocket launch on April 9, the project's first full batch of satellites ... be some clouds in the sky heading into Monday night in the Rochester ...
Icon for abcnews.go.comABC News · Apr 2, 2025

Two meteor showers will happen simultaneously in April, astronomers say

A general view of the Orion Nebula during the planet parade or planetary alignment when four planets are visible to the naked ... Way are appearing in the night sky during the Eta Aquarids meteor ...
USA TODAY on MSN.com · 10d

What time can you see the Lyrid meteor shower? Where is it visible? What to know.

This year, storms and cloudy weather are in the forecast for parts of the United States that could spoil the view of the Lyrid meteor shower.
Florida Times-Union on MSN.com · 15d

Northern lights visible across section of US. Will Florida be able to see them ... again?

The northern lights were visible farther south than normal Tuesday, April 15, and they'll be visible again for some residents tonight, April 16.
Colossal · 13d

A Stunning Image of the Australian Desert Illuminates the Growing Problem of Satellite Pollution

Stitching together 343 distinct photos, Joshua Rozells illuminates a growing problem of satellites polluting the night sky.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1d

Here's what those strange lights were in the Texas sky Wednesday night

Did you see a strange string of lights in the sky in Central Texas from Wednesday night into Thursday morning? While many online theorized that it was aliens, the real explanation is something that's become quite common.
WRAL · 2d

Starlink satellites spotted in North Carolina skies overnight

Starlink is a satellite internet service developed by SpaceX and founded by Elon Musk to provide high-speed internet access to underserved and remote areas. During Hurricane Helene, the satellites were used to deliver internet access to areas in western North Carolina where networks were down or non-existent.
Icon for www.yahoo.comYahoo · 2d

PHOTOS: Starlink satellites spotted in the sky above San Diego

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Did you see a strange line of lights across the sky Monday night ... train of lights is visible from their area and find out where the satellites currently are.
Icon for www.mysanantonio.comSan Antonio Express-News · 1d

UFOs in Texas? Here's the likely culprit behind latest Austin sighting

An online resource of archived and expected Starlink spottings noted two satellites were visible in Austin Wednesday night, with sightings ... to look up in the sky and see that without knowing ...
Icon for www.koat.comKOAT Albuquerque · 28d

A rare nova will erupt anytime now. Here’s how to find it in the night sky

Some astronomers predicted the nova would be visible late March ... Television data team breaks down exactly where in the night sky you should look to see it. You can find *** detailed breakdown ...
WYFF News 4 on MSN.com · 16h

Mysterious lights in the sky? Here's everything you need to know about Starlink

The first operational Starlink launch, consisting of 60 satellites, happened in May 2019. As of February 2025, Starlink, which is owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, has launched over 7,
Icon for www.chron.comHouston Chronicle · 9d

Night sky smiles down on Earth with crescent moon, Venus, and Saturn alignment

creating a celestial vision of the night sky smiling down on Earth in the east during dawn in the morning sky, according to NASA. To add to the smiling glee, Mercury will be visible below the ...
Yahoo · 4d

Amazon's Project Kuiper rocket launch could be visible in New York on Monday, April 28

Liftoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 28, from Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida with a launch window of two hours.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · 8d

The Sky at Night

The monthly programme began at the start of an exciting period of space exploration, less than six months before the launch of the Sputnik satellite. Over its life The Sky at Night has followed ...
Newsweek on MSN.com · 7d

What's Visible in Night Sky May 2025—Flower Moon, Meteors, Saturn Returns

Here's what will be visible in the night sky in the United States in May 2025. On May 12, the skies will be treated to the Flower Moon, also known as the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Hare's Moon and many other names.
Icon for www.theweathernetwork.comThe Weather Network · 26d

Look up! What's going on in the April night sky?

Spring Constellations are taking over across the night sky during the month of April. To the south, Orion is still visible in the western sky each evening, with Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo ...