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

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

The moon reached its peak brightness at 8:53 a.m. EST (1353 GMT) on Feb. 12, but local moonrise and moonset times will depend ...

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

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

On February 14, spot the Beehive Cluster (M44), a group of about 1,000 stars that shines brightly in the constellation Cancer ...

Watch a bright Moon dominate the sky, trace the Winter Hexagon, and continue enjoying the evening parade of planets in the ...

Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Friday, Feb. 7 will appear unusual. As it crosses the meridian shortly after 8 p.m. local standard time, it will climb so very high in the sky ...