Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

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

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

There are few better prospects for astrophotographers than the moon passing through the most beautiful open cluster of stars in the night sky. However, the 57%-illuminated waxing gibbous moon will ...

A French astrophotographer has captured a stunning photo of Venus and the moon shining above the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ...

Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...

It’s a busy month for planet-fanatics. This month’s stargazing agenda brims with planet sightings. We have planet pairings, ...

Look for a small, round, “flat” star with a grayish or bluish hue — that is the distant ice giant, spanning just 2” on the sky. Even with the crescent Moon above the horizon, its light ...

Exactly where you need to look to see 'red' Mars along with Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn in incredibly rare astral ...

The “Night Court” star loves community theater and the “distilled joy” of watching people who perform just for fun. By Kathryn Shattuck After almost a decade playing the microbiologist ...