They may look like they’re arranged in tight formation. But remember, that’s a grand illusion. The planets’ orbits around the ...

The cold is bringing us the opportunity to see some tricks that the atmosphere plays on our eyes with the light of the sun and the moon. That's not the ...

Six planets are lining up across the night sky this month in a so-called "parade of planets".

The first full moon of the year, the Wolf Moon, will reach peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET on January 13 and remain visibly ...

A six-planet alignment or parade will form an arc in the early night sky, peaking in it's visibility Jan. 17-18. We let you ...

Occasionally, the planets will be on the same side of the Sun as they move along their orbits, so we get to see them in the sky at the same time. This is what will grace the sky on the evenings of ...

A very rare parade of planets is happening right now. Here are the planets that will be visible tonight and where to look for ...

It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...

Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, just shy of the brightness of Venus in the night sky.

January’s full moon, the “Wolf Moon,” rose alongside Mars at its brightest, occulting it for a short period as seen from ...

Mars will hide behind the wolf moon Monday night as a result of a phenomenon known as an occultation, a fancy word that ...

In the Bay Area, the event will begin around 6 p.m., shortly after both Mars and the moon appear above the horizon.