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

According to Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, this planetary gathering is among the best ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

From supermoons to a total eclipse to the national park’s biggest and best-attended star parties, these are the must-see celestial shows of the year ...

NASA and the European Space Agency’s Webb Space Telescope will observe this near-Earth asteroid in March before the object disappears from view. Once that happens, scientists will have to wait until ...

Although the occurrence climaxed on Jan. 21 with a conjunction—close alignment—of Saturn and Mercury, the planetary parade ...

"Mercury and especially Saturn will not be easy to find even if the weather is clear. Mercury sets at 7.15pm on February 28 ...

These popular astronomy questions, answered by Astronomy magazine, will help you better understand our universe - and share ...

Last fall, the scientific community went into a minor frenzy. A hunk of interstellar material had been sucked into the ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...