Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

On July 17, the Perseid meteor shower begins just as the last quarter moon rises, but its peak night in August will be marred ...

The now-waning Moon is passing through Pisces in the early-morning sky. Our satellite slides 3° north of Neptune at 6 A.M.

On the night of July 15, a striking conjunction of the moon, Saturn, and Neptune will unfold in the eastern sky, offering ...

In the US, Saturn will rise above the eastern horizon under the constellation Pisces just before midnight. The waning gibbous Moon will be shining about three degrees to its upper right. To give you ...

The moon, Saturn and Neptune will rise a little before midnight for those in the U.S. Heads up stargazers! The moon will rise ...

Several planets stand still in the sky, Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Venus gives Taurus a second eye in the sky this week.

Whether you observe in the morning or evening, the solar system has something for you today as two worlds reach their ...

Astronomers discover a new strategy for detecting exoplanets: look for aligned binary stars that reveal hidden worlds more ...

The constellation Lyra is faint, but it contains Vega, one of the brightest stars in our night sky. As soon as it gets dark ...

Sunday sees the start of summer’s meteor season in the Northern Hemisphere, with the with start of two overlapping showers— ...

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