Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, June 27The Moon passes 3° north of Mercury at 2 A.M. EDT. By ...

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial ...

If you’re looking for a stellar experience this month, June promises to offer some of the most breathtaking celestial events ...

Early-evening observers up for a different sort of challenge can focus in on Venus soon after sunset. Tonight, the bright planet sits just 1.5° south of the Lagoon Nebula (M8) in Sagittarius.

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...

At that time, it will be 45 degrees from the sun and will set over four hours after sunset. On the way, Venus will pass the slower-moving planet Saturn on Jan. 17 to form a moderately close ...

Mercury joins the night sky to complete a seven-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our view starting in March. Look up!

There is something transformational about twilight. When the sun has just set in the west, the sky changes from the vibrant blue of afternoon to a more relaxed hue, as if it’s settling down for ...

And because blue wavelengths are the shortest, they get scattered more, resulting in a blue sky. During a sunset, however, light scattering works differently.

While SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has pledged to withdraw the company’s Dragon capsule from further use by NASA, the ...

INDIANA, USA — Stargazers, mark your calendars! A rare seven-planet alignment will be visible in the early night sky in late February 2025.While we’ve enjoyed a six-planet alignment since mid ...

INDIANA, USA — Stargazers, mark your calendars! A rare seven-planet alignment will be visible in the early night sky in late February 2025. While we’ve enjoyed a six-planet alignment since mid-January ...