Venus remains rather low at dawn but slowly gains altitude as the month rolls along. Look for it in the east 45-60 minutes ...

Saturn is below Venus and very low in the predawn sky. In late April it is five degrees above the horizon. You may need ...

In reality, two planets will be hanging out very close to the moon on April 25, but they won’t form a smiley face. Venus and ...

Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...

The Lyrids meteor shower begins on April 17 and peaks April 22. Stargazers can see 18 meteors per hour streaking across the ...

At the start of March, Mercury and Venus lay in the west after sunset. Now both have passed between us and the Sun into the ...

Weather permitting, the International Space Station will be making some visible evening passes through Santa Barbara’s skies to start off Spring. Its orbit may change, and I've only listed the best ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

Our satellite is now in Gemini, quickly catching up to Mars. Tonight, you can find it below Castor and Pollux, the heads of the Twins. Just look southwest an hour after sunset. During this phase ...

Lyrid meteor shower, which peaks the night of April 22nd, is one of the main April highlights for sky-watchers.  This meteor ...