Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Have you ever seen the closest planet to the sun? Usually lost in the sun's glare — so in the daytime sky — from our point ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

Planets are always seen along an imaginary path through the sky called the ecliptic, the path of the sun through the daytime sky and the plane of the solar system. All that’s different is that ...