It doesn't happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar system's smallest major planet reaches greatest elongation July 4, when it ...

December is the month of the winter solstice, which is often associated with such festivals as the Nativity. Ask people at random and 19 out of 20 will say that it is the birthday of Jesus. Yet, the ...

If there is one star that serves to announce the arrival of fall as the leaves have begun to turn, unquestionably that title would have to go to Fomalhaut. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...

With dark skies and high activity expected, the Geminid meteor shower will peak overnight on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and ...

Heads up stargazers! The Southern Taurid meteor shower peaks overnight on Nov. 4-5, when a flurry of bright meteors could potentially be seen streaking through Earth's sky as our planet passes through ...

Early November presents Mercury and Mars in the western twilight sky, featuring a conjunction on the 12th and a close proximity to Antares before their mid-month disappearance due to solar proximity; ...

Mars, at magnitude 1.6, will be visible in the western sky, passing near Spica on September 12th. Its small apparent diameter will limit telescopic detail. Saturn reaches opposition on September 21st, ...