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Kids & Beginners!
Enjoy the thrill of risk-taking and deal-making in this astronomically themed version of the classic family board game.
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Monopoly: Night Sky Edition |
A bedtime story for sleepy stargazers
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There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars |
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What's Up Tonight? |
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What planets await as twilight fades? Where's the Moon, and when will it be full? When's the next meteor shower? Isn't an eclipse or the Moon or Sun coming up?
These questions and much more are answered in the articles below. You'll find something to see every night in "Sky at a Glance," which we update weekly. We'll guide you around the night sky with our "Sky Tour Podcast" — a fun-filled audio tour that's posted at the beginning of each month. You can also do stargazing and not lose any sleep! With proper safety, you can follow the happenings on our nearest star: the Sun.
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Mars, just past opposition and still blazing brightly, rises higher in the east each evening. And Saturn is now up in the east by about 10 p.m.
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Take your MP3 player out under the stars and let us show you around.
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the International Space Station!
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Whatever its phase, the magnificent Moon has lots to offer.
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Learn the phase of the Moon tonight, the day you were born, or on any historical date.
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The surface of the Sun is a dynamic, living place that can change unpredictably from day to day.
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