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

Here’s what you should know when you go outside to see for yourself: Yes, the planets are indeed lined up across our sky. No, ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the ...

With "Star Scores," Kristi Sword and Roberto Carlos Lange celebrate the celestial at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Since the beginning of January, the planets have been drawing closer to one another. Venus and Saturn came within just a finger width’s apart in our view of the night sky this week in a dual ...

The planets are lining up, forming a rare and special parade across the night sky in January ... Venus is the brightest "star" in the sky, with Saturn just below it. Draw a line between the ...

Castor and Pollux, the two stars for whom the constellation is named, will shine just to the left of the pair. Want to see the moon or Mars up close in the night sky? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ...

The stars we can see in the night sky are a lot closer and live a lot longer than you would think. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the ...

So the winter sky has the brightest stars. 8 of the top 20 brightest stars in the whole sky are visible every night. It’s this area of the sky kind of by Orion. So you think of the belt stars of Orion ...

Light pollution is increasing globally, and having a negative impact on wildlife and humans. But the solutions are ...

These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to line up in the night ... southern sky and Mars in the southeast or east. The planets will shine brighter than the stars, and Mars ...