To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will find the slender form of the crescent moon roughly 20 degrees above the western horizon right at ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will find the waxing gibbous moon above the southwestern horizon as the sun sets on July 3, with Spica ...

Having a good phone app is a lot of fun and quite helpful in verifying stars, asterisms, and constellations. Most apps will ...

There's something deliciously dramatic about the moon's monthly disappearing act. One moment it's dominating our night sky ... the last parking spot at a Black Friday sale. Our waxing crescent moon ...

Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...

On July 7, skywatchers will see a bright moon near red supergiant star Antares in the southeastern sky after sunset. It's one ...

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

The full moon peaks on Thursday, July 10. Each month, a full moon lights up the night sky—but this July brings a special sight for stargazers. The full Buck Moon will share the spotlight with Mars and ...