Saturn dominates the predawn sky, while Mars is rising earlier each day. The Red Planet is still a bit challenging — can you ...

Sky-watchers are in for a treat this week, as the planets will put on a rare show in the early morning hours. You won’t want ...

Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline May's skywatching, with stunning moon pairings and a three-planet display.

Have you seen the bright star in the west after sunset? It’s Venus — and it’s about to do something spectacular. On June 9-11 ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 19: Three in a row The waxing Moon now passes ...

Venus and the moon will appear together in the sky May 18 in a celestial conjunction visible across the US. Here's what to ...

A rare predawn alignment will bring together Mars, Saturn and a thin crescent moon in the eastern sky on May 14, creating a ...

May’s sky features not one but two full moons as well as the dazzling Eta Aquarids meteor shower. Here’s when to look up for the month’s most striking alignments.

Tonight is "blue moon Eve" (see the May 31 entry for more details). Late tonight, look toward the southeast to see one of the sky's most striking color contrasts. The bright, nearly full moon will be ...

Over nine months, from May 2025 through February 2026, astrophotographer Tunc Tezel pointed his camera at the same patch of ...

A planet that is about the size of Saturn, but with a temperature more like Earth's, has an atmosphere rich in methane, ...