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

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

Friday, May 2, presents a perfect opportunity to catch the mighty ice giant Neptune close to the planets Saturn and Venus in ...

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events ... Captured by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, this view shows Saturn during an equinox—an event that happens only twice each Saturn year ...

Saturn and the moon will hover closest to each ... the Snow Moon, and More in the Night Sky This Month — Plus a Valentine's Day Venus Surprise This Tiny Destination in the Midwest Was Just ...

As May commences, Jupiter, resembling a luminous golden star within the constellation Taurus, shines high above the western ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the ...