I was up before 4am to try to catch the lunar eclipse. The culmination of this bit of moon-watching was to be the blood moon.
When we look up at the night sky, how bright the planets appear depends on how close they are at that precise moment in time. At the end of February, all the planets will be close enough to Earth ...
By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January ... layering up and looking up anyway. “The sky is really beautiful ...
Want to see planets like Mercury in the night sky? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal for beginners wanting quality, reliable and quick views of celestial objects. For a more in-depth look ...
On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 ... With the ever-increasing use of artificial lighting at night, places where people can gaze at the deep, ancient light of the ...
Heathrow Airport is shut all day after an "unprecedented" fire hit a nearby substation. Counter-terrorism police are leading ...
Here's why there are suddenly so many planets visible in the night sky and how long you can look forward to seeing them. Saturn and Mercury are going to be "horizon huggers," likely only visible ...
On Thursday, the storm was bringing heavy snow and strong winds to the Sierra Nevada and heavy rainfall over parts of coastal ...
Mark your calendars, because with March well underway, now’s the perfect time to look up and see the planet Mars as it takes center stage in the night sky. Whether you're an experienced ...
The agency’s Hubble Night Sky Challenge, coordinated with the Astronomical ... clubs to conduct “star parties” to introduce people to the nebulae, star clusters and galaxies spotted by ...
Between March 18 and 21, Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, will have a rare dual visibility — visible in both ...
Ancients Looking Up Into the Sky The Roman historian Livy referred to unidentified objects as a “spectacle of ships gleamed in the sky." It's not clear what Livy saw in the sky when he was speculating ...