from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

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Known as the "Parade of Planets," the celestial event will feature appearances from Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and Saturn through the end of January, according to Farmer's Almanac. Mercury ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

Stargazers are in for a treat early this new year, as the sky is full of stars - quite literally so!January is set to witness an alignment of not one, not two - but six planets in the night sky! As ...

As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in ...