Venus, often called Earth’s twin due to its similar size and proximity, is a planet engulfed in mystery and extreme ...

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 ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

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

With frigid temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills, you may want to wait a few more days to check them out. Don't ...

Though such alignments aren't unheard of, this particular formation was special due to the sheer number of planets visible ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

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 new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.