Mars continues to move eastward away from Saturn and Jupiter in the southern predawn sky. Mercury appears above west-northwestern horizon at sunset. The Moon appears near the star Spica the southern sky at 11:00 PM on June 2nd. The Moon appears near the star Antares in the southeastern sky at 11:00 PM on June 4th and 5th.   The Moon is a waxing gibbous – visible to the southeast in early evening, and up for most of the night. The full Moon occurs on June 5th – rising at sunset, visible high in the sky around midnight, and visible all night. After June 5th, the Moon will be a waning gibbous – rising after sunset, visible high in the sky after midnight, and visible to the southwest after sunrise. Moon News What looks like a dried river bed is actually a lava channel, carved out of the Moon's surface long ago by flowing lava. 🌋 These channels, called sinuous rilles, are … Continue reading →