Look to the eastern sky, and a clear horizon will show you this unusual, grinning planet alignment thanks to the crescent ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises next week as three celestial bodies will ...

Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky ...

The Eta Aquarids are the fastest meteor shower, entering Earth's atmosphere at nearly ... event from April 11 to April 12 where the Moon and Mars will appear close to the bright twin stars Castor and ...

Alexandria Echo Press reporter Lisa Johnson and Astro Bob talk about auroras to come in this episode of "Minnesota Night Skies." ...

A group of astronauts whizzing around Earth from orbit are getting some pretty spectacular views of our planet's poles – and SpaceX is sharing a look. The four international astronauts are on a ...

By nightfall at the start of April each year, there is a huge collection of bright stars in the western half of the sky. It includes seven stars of first magnitude or brighter, nearly half the ...

Meanwhile, Mars continues to cavort with the twin stars of Gemini, Pollux and Castor through early ... situated 5 degrees to the right of the moon. On March 23, Earth passed through the ring ...

The planets offer exciting views in April. Jupiter is a brilliant object in the evening sky, although the observing window narrows as the Sun sets later each day. Mars is past its best, but remains ...

It shines at magnitude 0.4 on April 1, but still outshines the two brightest stars in Gemini, Castor and Pollux ... from Earth and 132 million miles away on April 30. The Moon pairs with Mars ...

super-bright moon will pass within a couple of degrees of Mars, the red planet now waning but still shining at 0.5 mag. As a bonus, the red planet is tonight (and all this week) aligned with two ...