On the evening of Jan. 10, Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation — its easternmost distance from the sun. This is ...

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January's sky brings a planet parade, Mars opposition, and the Quadrantid meteor shower. Enjoy Venus and Saturn's close ...

From the mysterious Planet Nine to the prospect of a "human ... It's hard to say which was the bigger space celebrity in 2024: the sun, or the moon. Can't Earth's favorite celestial bodies just ...

It seems 2025 will have a strong start, too, with a planet parade just a few weeks into the new year. A planet parade is when ...

Quadrantid meteor shower, a Wolf Moon, Venus' shadow, a total lunar eclipse, Saturn's ring disappearance, a partial solar ...

In general, the best time to view the planet parade will be after Jan. 21, and before Feb. 21. The very best nights will be ...

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Summer nights mean late sunsets and lingering twilight, but January exceeds expectations with fine views of Venus, Jupiter, ...

It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change ...

Astronomers believe that Planet Nine could be 5-7 times the size of Earth and situated more than 200 times farther from the sun than our planet. It is believed to orbit the Sun in 10,000 to 20,000 ...

Every year when the sun moves into cardinal earth sign Capricorn, winter begins in the northern hemisphere and the warm ...