Watch Jupiter & Venus Double Dazzle as Evening Stars: Two bright planets occupy the evening sky after sunset in spring 2026. In April Jupiter continues to shine bright high up in the constellation of Gemini. It’s an easy catch with the naked eye appearing brighter than any of the stars. Venus is even brighter but much lower down in the twilight sky towards the west, and only visible for an hour after sunset. In May 2026 Jupiter drops lower in the sky to the west to join Venus, which by now lingers later into the spring night sky. Through the month the two planets get closer to each other making for a spectacular ‘double evening star’ event by month’s end.
Catch the Lyrids Meteor Shower on 21 and 22 April 2026: The nights of 21 and 22 April this year see peak activity for the Lyrids meteor shower. Expect to catch 15 – 20 shooting stars per hour radiating out across the sky from near the bright blue-white star Vega in the east. Best time to look are in the hours between midnight and dawn on both dates.
Take in our Marvellous Moon during the Artemis II Lunar Flyby Mission: Scheduled for launch between 1 – 6 April 2026 is the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission. Four astronauts embark on a 10-day journey around the Moon. Live mission data can be found on the NASA AROW website. For a real-time view of the Moon during the mission look out for a full moon on the night of 2 April. It’ll then rise later each night, waning into the early morning sky as the mission progresses.
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