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 ...

The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

On Friday night, the planet was visible to the naked eye in areas with clear skies and minimal light pollution.

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 ...

The Wolf Moon will arrive on Jan. 13, 2025, at 05:27 p.m. ET, according to NASA. The moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Sunday evening into Wednesday morning, the agency ...

A close conjunction of Venus and the crescent moon were seen across the world this weekend. Here are the best images of one ...

Putting together your DIY telescope requires attaching the objective lens at one end of your cardboard tube and inserting the ...