The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's moon cluster together in the same region of the pre-dawn sky, making for a ...

The Red Planet will meet a beautiful star cluster called the Beehive on Friday (May 2). Also known as M44, the cluster will ...

See if you can put the planets in order based on the length (in hours) of their respective days going from longest to ...

Bring the Moon and planets into closer view, spot stunning star clusters and observe distant galaxies and nebulas with your own eyes — you can even photograph your subject with a smart telescope.

A planetary alignment early Friday morning could resemble a celestial smiley face—depending on where you’re looking from and ...

Each zodiac sign's traits are influenced by a ruling planet. Mars shapes Aries' bravery, while Venus gives Taurus a love for ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible ...

Today, we know that M44 contains about 1,000 gravitationally bound stars, and that it’s about 577 light-years away from Earth ...

Viewers are strongly advised to avoid looking at the sun's glare without safety eyewear to avoid irreversible eye damage. Another celestial event will follow the moon and planet conjunction ...

An encore will unfold the following morning, but instead of the moon appearing between the planets, it will be at the bottom of the alignment just to the left of Venus.

Starting tonight and continuing for two weeks, we can watch the moon travel from just past new moon all the way to full moon.