Look for them around 10 p.m. local daylight time, roughly one-quarter up in the western sky. In addition to their closeness ...

Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth. The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius on the night of June 9.

The smaller constellation Leo Minor lies to the upper right (north) of Leo in the west this evening. Leo Minor appears ...

This month's full moon will appear especially low in the sky thanks to a major lunar standstill. Here are the peak view times ...

This year's Strawberry Moon looks a little different thanks to a recent phenomenon called a 'major lunar standstill' that ...

The waxing crescent moon will have moved slightly eastward in its orbit, growing to about 5%-lit and positioned slightly higher in the sky after sunset. Tonight, it will sit just above Jupiter in ...

The next new moon will ... is visible above the horizon continuously. Leo the Lion: You can use the Big Dipper to locate Leo the Lion. Find the Big Dipper's pointer stars − located on the ...

Tonight's Strawberry Moon is particularly rare, and will not look like it again for nearly 20 years. And we all know a ...

Each month it will feature the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars. Space-related ... them and binoculars will be a big help in spotting them.

Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was ...

High above the Moon, the Big Dipper appears to stand on the end ... a small grouping of stars discovered in 1963 within the constellation Canes Venatici. High in the west around 10:30 P.M. local ...

Kids are often taught to associate the sun with the day and the moon and stars with the night ... When it’s farther from the sun and visible above the horizon, it’s easier to spot during ...