Many astronomical events, such as meteor showers, run by calendrical timings as well. But our moon and the other planets move ...

The night sky on January 10 and 11, 2026, offers two spectacular events that will captivate both casual stargazers and ...

Rise and shine early on Friday, to see a celestial 'smiley face' in the eastern predawn sky. While meteor showers and auroras can be elusive and sometimes challenging to observe, planetary ...

This week in Skywatch I want you to go sky high to dig for some of the great visual treasures waiting for your eyes. And now that it gets darker a lot sooner in the evening, it’s easier to get out ...

As another calendar year begins to wrap up, skywatchers will have no shortage of celestial sky events while looking ahead and up as the 2025 new year approaches. A year of significant planetary shifts ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a striking celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S. But unless you're willing to wake up before ...

Follow the gazelle's flight from the Lion of Leo. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With the constellation Ursa Major high in the ...

All around us there are signs of spring. Already, daylight saving time has kicked back in. If you’re a frequent reader of Skywatch, you know I’m not a big fan of it because it means I have to wait ...

Every 98-minute orbit the observatory makes will allow it to view a 360-degree strip of the sky in both optical as well as near-infrared light. The telescope can capture more 360-degree strips as the ...

From Arizona to Pennsylvania, stargazers can find many locations throughout the country to explore the celestial wonders of the night sky, which serves as an excellent way to unwind from daily stress.

As someone who has spent thousands of hours observing the night sky, I like to think that I’m pretty familiar with it and able to navigate my way around with some ease. That’s certainly true on the ...

What just happened? NASA's latest observatory is preparing for a two-year mission to create a 3D map of the entire celestial sky. SPHEREx, which is short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the ...