This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

A crescent moon will appear alongside the bright stars Castor and Pollox to form a lopsided grin in the night sky on May 29.

The new moon of May occurs on May 26. Two days later the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky, and the ...

Since March, Venus has been visible in the morning sky, just east of sunrise. But the planet's greatest elongation, when it ...

The new moon phase will leave the night sky especially dark, offering a rare and excellent opportunity for observers to take ...

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

By Deane Morrison As the summer stars move into prominence in the evening sky, the spring constellation Leo, the lion, slinks ...

California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the ...

NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...

With summer soon approaching, the Milky Way will become more visible in May, especially as the new moon makes the skies dark.

Capture the Atlas, the Milky Way photography site, says that Milky Way season goes from February to October and can be visible between midnight and 5 a.m. The moon, however, plays a role on when to ...

Planetarium and Program Coordinator Katy Downing of the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center shares the visible planets and ...