Next month, on Jan. 15, Mars will be at opposition to the sun, when it will be in the sky all night; rising at sunset, ...

Venus will pass to the north of the much-fainter bluish star Regulus (in Leo, the Lion) on the morning of Sept. 19; the planet and star will appear low in the east-northeast predawn sky, separated by ...

Both the peak of the Geminid meteor and the final full moon of the year, the Cold Moon, coincide in the night skies. Take a ...

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

Both the peak of the Geminid meteor and the final full moon of the year, the Cold Moon, coincide in the night skies ... Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark ...

The Geminid meteor shower will reach its peak late Friday night into early Saturday morning, which can produce in excess of ...

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

For those looking to the night sky for education or simply for entertainment, there are many interesting celestial events to ...

As the year draws to a close, skywatchers have an opportunity to witness the annual Ursid meteor shower, an event that ...

Because there is very little light falling on an eclipsed moon, the exposure is similar to getting a night photo here on Earth. A tripod and a long time exposure is usually required to get a photo of ...

The Sun reaches its southernmost point, the Ursid meteor shower peaks, and the Christmas Tree Cluster glitters in the sky ...