The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

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According to Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, this planetary gathering is among the best ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

I had to crane my neck all the way back to see Mars the other night. It was straight above me, a glowing orange dot in the ...

The occultation starts at 4:56 p.m. and ends at 5:13 p.m. local time ... Looking upwards from Sirius one will see the three stars of Orion's Belt. They are named (from left to right) Alnitak, Alnilam, ...

such as Orion’s Belt and, occasionally, even the Northern Lights. Several regions have taken additional measures to ensure the stars remain visible, too. Moffat in southern Scotland was named ...

Just 1,500 light-years away, the Orion Nebula is visible to the unaided eye below the three stars that form the "belt" in the constellation ... penetrate this gas to see the protostar, the jet ...

The occultation starts at 4:56 p.m. and ends at 5:13 p.m ... Looking upwards from Sirius one will see the three stars of Orion's Belt. They are named (from left to right) Alnitak, Alnilam ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...