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

Skygazers have been waiting for over a year to see a recurrent nova that creates a temporary, super-bright star every 80 ...

Imagine stepping outside to stargaze on a clear summer night, only to see no stars but rather the garish glow of advertisements streaming across the sky. This seemingly science-fictional scenario ...

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

Tokyo started seeing the parade first, on Feb. 22, according to Star Walk ... they will no longer be visible, but the other planets will linger in the night sky. For the best view, head to ...

March 8: The Moon Meets Mars On the night of March 8, the moon and Mars will transit through the sky together from the south to the western sky. Weather permitting, the duo will remain visible ...

from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can ...

Venus is also known as 'the Evening Star' or 'the Morning Star' because it is the brightest celestial object in the night sky, apart from the moon. 'Saturn will be clearly fainter than the other ...