Moon to Meet Jupiter in Early Saturday Morning Sky

If your sky is clear early morning, you'll be treated to a lovely celestial scene as a fat, waning crescent moon passes just over 7 degrees below and to the right of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. Your clenched fist held at arm's length measures approximately 10 degrees, so the moon and Jupiter will appear spaced roughly three-quarters of a fist apart.

Giant comet to pass Mars for the first time in a million years

The closest look ever at a new comet will happen when the mountain-size comet Siding Spring buzzes past Mars this weekend. The comet will buzz the Red Planet on October 19. NASA

A comet on a once-in-a-million-years journey will graze the atmosphere of Mars, astronomically speaking, this Sunday. 

NASA is preparing for the flight of a comet Siding Spring near Mars

NASA is preparing for an exciting event space - flight of the comet Siding Spring at a very close distance to Mars. Oct. 19 comet, made ​​its way into billions of miles, will be held at a distance of 139,500 kilometers from Mars, which is about one-third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon.