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

All winter long the great constellation Orion the Hunter has roamed our skies, with its bright belt of three stars in nearly ...

Since late autumn, the great constellation Orion the Hunter has been gradually migrating westward across the Pottsville evening sky. His calling card is his bright belt of three stars in nearly a ...

The cluster, full of more than 2,500 newborn stars that blaze blue in the Hubble image, is in a galaxy with far fewer heavy chemical substances than the Milky Way. It's mostly made of hydrogen and ...

Since late autumn, the great constellation Orion the Hunter has been gradually migrating westward across the Butler evening ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend, which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is kicking off the ...

Higher up, you’ll find Mars close to the twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux: the Moon is very close to the Red Planet on ...

A waxing Moon brightens the sky as we catch our last looks at Uranus and view Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars in the sky ...

April brings a cosmic spectacle as the Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers overlap, alongside planetary alignments, a ...

During evenings in April 2025, there are two bright planets visible. The departure of Venus has left Jupiter, in the west at ...

The Giant Planet resembles a majestic golden star, and stands high in the southwest at nightfall during April; it sets around ...