Dr. Wayne Wooten

Dr. Wayne Wooten shares astronomy tips in his latest column.

For March 2021, the moon is waning gibbous in the morning sky as the month begins, reaching last quarter on March 6. The waning crescent in the predawn is…

The last quarter moon occurs on Dec. 7, and the waning crescent moon passes one degree north of Venus in the dawn on Dec. 12. Get up earlier that morning…

For September 2020, the moon is full, the Harvest Moon, on September 1. The waning gibbous moon will be in the dawn sky just above bright red Mars on…

For September 2019, the moon will be first quarter on September 2, just to the west of Jupiter. Two days later the waxing gibbous moon is just west of…

For July 2019, the new moon occurs on July 2. On the 3rd, the very young crescent lies below the planets Mars and Mercury in twilight, about 40 minutes…

For April 2019, the waning crescent moon will be just south of Venus in the dawn an hour before sunrise on April 1. The next morning, it will be below…

After months of anticipation, the first total solar eclipse across the United States in almost four decades did not disappoint – even in areas with some…

Americans across all 50 United States will get a treat from Mother Nature on Monday -- the first total solar eclipse visible nationwide in 38 years.While…

Are we alone in the universe? The discovery of TRAPPIST-1 and its seven Earth-like planets could be moving the needle on the answer.The TRAPPIST-1 star…