As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?

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

Wednesday, February 5 First Quarter Moon occurs at 3:02 A.M. EST. Nearly half a day later, the Moon passes 5° north of Uranus ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

Both Venus and Saturn will be in the Aquarius constellation, the water bearer, during their close approach. To help spot it, ...