Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

But if you have your heart set on purchasing a telescope, here are a few good tips to follow: Go to your local bookstore or ...

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in ...

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...

G3 (ATLAS) did it! It survived its perilous perihelion, getting ten times closer to the Sun than Earth does. This comet is a ...

Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

The best events these next two weeks are Venus attaining its highest sunset or nightfall elevation, Mars coming its closest ...

Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s called a planetary parade. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the ...