Four of Earth’s neighbors are about to appear in a planetary alignment. Those four planets — Mercury, Venus, Neptune and ...

While the number of meteors per hour could vary, there is a chance to see many of them race across the sky after the Lyrid ...

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat this week! The annual Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known, ...

Without question, the month of April belongs to Venus. This dazzling planet, which dominated the evening sky from last fall on through the winter, has now taken up residence in the morning sky.

After putting on a great show in our evening sky since the fall of 2024, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for ...

Above the great sheath of stars that defines the ship’s keel is a ragged circle of stars. That’s Vela the Sails, though there ...

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

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

As a bonus, the red planet is tonight (and all this week) aligned with two bright stars in Gemini ... The following night, it will sit above the later-rising near-full moon. Deep sky Astro ...

April’s planetary parade has fewer planets. Only four will line up: Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. April's parade of ...

Four bright planets are visible together in the night sky this month in what NASA calls a "planetary parade" that is a must-see for stargazers. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will each take a ...