What planet appears close to the moon? It depends on the night, but throughout the year each of the five closest planets will ...

As 2025 begins, you can easily spot four planets in the evening sky. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars all shine brightly every ...

Mars has now risen to the rank of the fifth brightest object in the pre-midnight evening sky, rivaled only by the moon, Venus, Jupiter and the brightest of all stars, Sirius.

The Sun reaches its southernmost point, the Ursid meteor shower peaks, and the Christmas Tree Cluster glitters in the sky ...

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

In recent years, many amateur astronomers have added a new item to their toolkit: a smartphone. Here are one observer's ...

December’s full moon, dubbed the cold moon, will reach the crest of its full phase early Sunday. Here’s the best way to view ...

The planets are putting on a subtly spectacular show in the night sky this month. Venus is becoming increasingly noticeable ...

Skies above South Carolina sparkle with Christmas Star, meteor shower and supergiant Betelgeuse along with Jupiter, Venus and ...

On Sunday (Dec. 8), the moon will pass near Saturn, sharing the same right ascension in an event known as a conjunction.

Visible since Dec 14 in some parts of the world, it reached its peak fullness on Dec 15 in Singapore. Read more at ...

Meanwhile, glowing below the moon like an orange luminary in the dark of the night ... planet has climbed well up out of the murky, shaky skies near the horizon. Next month, on Jan. 15, Mars will be ...