That "star" is Mars. tzOffset = tzOffset + (parseFloat(tzMin.replace(" ","").replace("+","")) / 60.0); The APOD calendar can show you how many photos NASA took on your birthday. Adams and Sterling look forward to spotting the planetary conjunction. Light years to Andromeda Galaxy. Website designed by It might be necessary to use binoculars or a telescope to spot Mars clearly, said Alphonse Sterling, a NASA astronomer who works with Adams at Marshall. Managing Editor: } Watch this video to learn how astronauts on the International Space Station are testing this old method of celestial navigation! By clicking and dragging the sky, you can view it from different angles. } $full.find('iframe').css({'height': h, 'width': w, 'min-width': '', 'max-width': ''}) It'll reappear in May, in the pre-dawn sky, with Saturn. Often, it's a group of stars that looks like a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name. Credit: NASA. 23.72E The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope that is set to be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Using infrared cameras, the telescope is able to see into the distant universe in unprecedented detail. document.write('