April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Timing is everything when everything is moving. At one o’clock this afternoon the moon was right in the middle of the ...

Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...

Alexandria Echo Press reporter Lisa Johnson and Astro Bob talk about auroras to come in this episode of "Minnesota Night ...

Venus remains rather low at dawn but slowly gains altitude as the month rolls along. Look for it in the east 45-60 minutes ...

Night owls might have seen dashes of glowing color in the sky early Tuesday morning with the possible arrival of the Northern ...

The Giant Planet resembles a majestic golden star, and stands high in the southwest at nightfall during April; it sets around ...

Although the May moon will be 40% illuminated when the Eta Aquariids meteor shower reaches its peak — during the late-night hours on May 3 into the early morning ... in the sky from which ...

On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major and Canis Minor. They’ll be gone soon, so check them out while you can.