The Moon passes 0.6° south of Scorpius’ alpha star, Antares, at 2 P.M. EDT and sits just to the left of the red giant in the southwest an hour after sunset. You’ll have another hour after that of ...

The half-lit moon will appear close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius later this week. The half-lit moon will appear to skip past the red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius on the ...

Heads up, stargazers! The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the red star Antares after sunset on Sunday (Aug. 3). Look 20 degrees above the southern horizon to find the 69%-lit moon glowing ...

The Moon passes 0.4° south of the red giant star Antares in Scorpius at 2 P.M. EDT. The two stand high in the southern sky after dark, with the Moon now 5° from the bright star, to Antares’ lower left ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...