Jupiter will reach its highest point in the sky around dawn, when, from mid-northern latitudes, it will appear about 20 degrees from the point directly overhead, known as the zenith. During the ...

Since 1986 I have had an affiliation with the Hayden Planetarium in New York. My "official" title there is "Associate and Guest Lecturer." Indeed, through all of these years I given scores of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's main goal is to detect faint light from distant galaxies, but it recently observed one of the brightest objects in the night sky: Mars. The space observatory captured ...

Two marquee celestial moments will headline late September, giving stargazers a bright planet to admire and a seasonal reset back on Earth. Forecasters say Saturn will hit its brightest night of the ...

November is the best month of 2025 to catch a glimpse of the distant ice giant Uranus as it shines at opposition, though ...

You need binoculars to see Uranus. Point the binoculars toward the Pleiades and put them in the upper-left corner of your ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — For anyone in Hawaiʻi this weekend, the sky offers a rare show. Saturn, the ringed giant, will rise bright in the evening and stay visible through the night. Sage Constantinou, a ...

July 2025 might be considered a "slack month" so far as planet viewing is concerned. In the evening sky, Mercury is available during the evening — though with some difficulty — low in the ...

Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all. Since 1986 I have had an affiliation with the Hayden Planetarium in New ...