The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

Always bright and reliable Jupiter remains prominent for the first half of night in the western sky. Meanwhile, Mars continues to cavort with the twin stars of Gemini, Pollux and Castor through ...

This summer, trade your city’s light pollution for some Milky Way magic. Whether you're a telescope geek or just love lying ...

February offers spectacular astrophotography opportunities, from stunning planetary alignments to bright winter ...

For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...

An exposure longer than about 25 seconds will start to show star trails and capture their movement as they travel across the night sky, so experiment with timings. Generally, the rule of thumb is to ...

Here's our guide to the night sky as ... collection of stars is called an asterism. The Big Dipper makes up part of the familiar bear-shaped constellation called Ursa Major. Tuesday: Jupiter hangs ...

with the last week of March ideal for grabbing one last longing look at the bright stars of winter before they sink into the western horizon and disappear from the evening night sky for six months.