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

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at mid-northern latitudes, the planet remains visible for about four hours after ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

A handful of planets in the solar system are expected to line up in the night sky for a few days in January 2025. Here's when ...

The most obvious celestial marvel, and of course the easiest to admire, is none other than our very own moon. Dutifully ... I'd often spot a star in the sky at night and say: "Wow, that one ...

One of the brightest stars in the summer night sky will be occulted (eclipsed) by the moon this weekend in one of 2024’s rarest sky events for the Americas. The 16th brightest star in the night ...

While 2024 may have set the astrotourism bar high, 2025 has a host of night-sky marvels ... stars” and fireballs — particularly with the relatively dim waxing crescent moon, which is only ...