Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at ...

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

There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

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

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...

By that time, it will be shining at a brilliant magnitude-4.9. (Lower magnitudes are brighter.) If you have a small telescope ...

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

G3 is set to dazzle Southern Hemisphere skywatchers in mid-January. Here’s everything you need to know about the 'New Year ...

January 2025 ushers in an extraordinary planetary parade as Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars align in a rare and dazzling ...

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 ...