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

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

Nearby will be the Bull's brightest star, orange Aldebaran, fairly conspicuous in its own right, yet still shining only a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They’ll be so close Wednesday, at least from our perspective, that just a ...

In this alignment, Jupiter is at its closest approach to Earth in its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter in the night sky. Jupiter reaches opposition roughly once every 13 months because ...

Bluish-white Regulus in Leo is moving toward the western horizon and sets around 10 p.m. in mid-July, followed a couple of ...

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.

Get used to seeing the king of the planets in our night sky as it’ll be visible the rest of winter. While you’re gazing at it, know that over a thousand Earths would fit inside Jupiter!

During the course of a 13-second exposure, the International Space Station makes a trail of light in the sky as the station ...

In October 1604, astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler spotted a new star in the sky and began tracking it. Over the course of several weeks, the star remained visible in the daytime and ...

Venus: Venus dazzles in the eastern sky before sunrise, shining brightly for a couple of hours each morning. It’s joined by ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...