Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at ...
A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...
There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...
On January 9, 1643, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli saw a weird glowing light on the night side of Venus. He named it "The Ashen Light of Venus." Astronomers have seen it intermittently since ...
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
By that time, it will be shining at a brilliant magnitude-4.9. (Lower magnitudes are brighter.) If you have a small telescope ...
G3 is set to dazzle Southern Hemisphere skywatchers in mid-January. Here’s everything you need to know about the 'New Year ...
On Friday night, the planet was visible to the naked eye in areas with clear skies and minimal light pollution.
A close conjunction of Venus and the crescent moon were seen across the world this weekend. Here are the best images of one ...