A meteor shower, a planet sighting, and a full moon. Here's how to see all of space's eye-catching activity in July.

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter. It came within 354,000 miles (570,000 kilometers) of the ...

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

To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...

Here's what else to know. Mercury at greatest eastern elongation: July 4 Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, always appears near it in the sky and often fades into the sun’s glare.

Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet that could be in the habitable zone of its star. Therefore, it has garnered ...

Named after the Roman god known for his winged feet and swift travel, Mercury is the planet located nearest to the sun, which it flies around every 88 days, according to NASA.

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

NASA has discovered the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, but the icy snowball object poses ...

All hail the holy grind — the full buck moon in Capricorn is upon us. The full buck moon will rise on Thursday, July 10, ...

Read More At 12 a.m. CDT on July 4, Mercury will reach its greatest elongation, or the farthest distance from the sun, making it the best time to see it. To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet ...