The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, ...

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

The night sky is an object of fascination for many, and the Princeton community is no exception. On select nights throughout ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

ONE MORE NIGHT TO GO. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ... Just after sunset, look to the southern sky. Venus, Saturn and Neptune will be bunched together low in the sky, while Mars, Jupiter and ...

Stargazers can now look up and see a planetary alignment in the night sky, or what some are calling a "planetary parade," throughout January. It's a dazzling cosmic event involving Venus ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Arizona's dark skies are a haven for astronomers and photographers. Some communities are fighting to keep them that way.

including the oft-named "parade of planets," a colloquial term used by non-astronomers to describe when planets form a straight line and look like they are marching across the night sky.

Look west after sunset for a chance to see a super-slim 2.4%-lit crescent moon. It won’t be easy because it will only be in the sky while it’s still bright, just after the sunset. You’ll ...

QUINCY AND BREAKING AT TEN. YOU’LL DEFINITELY WANT TO COME TO YOUR SCREEN AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE NIGHT SKY AND WONDERING WHAT YOU SAW, YOU WERE NOT ALONE. A WILD SIDE ...