Here's our weekly guide to the planets, stars and other highlights in the night sky this week. Plus, we've got a heads up on ...

Venus remains rather low at dawn but slowly gains altitude as the month rolls along. Look for it in the east 45-60 minutes ...

Saturn is below Venus and very low in the predawn sky. In late April it is five degrees above the horizon. You may need ...

The Lyrids meteor shower begins on April 17 and peaks April 22. Stargazers can see 18 meteors per hour streaking across the ...

Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...

In reality, two planets will be hanging out very close to the moon on April 25, but they won’t form a smiley face. Venus and ...

At the start of March, Mercury and Venus lay in the west after sunset. Now both have passed between us and the Sun into the ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

Lyrid meteor shower, which peaks the night of April 22nd, is one of the main April highlights for sky-watchers.  This meteor ...