Telescopes provide closeup views of Jupiter and its four largest moons discovered by Galileo, and of Mars. Although Mars is ...

May’s night sky is packed with celestial activity, offering stargazers a spectacular month of planetary pairings, ancient ...

In the moon-free skies of late May, high in the south east in the hour before midnight is the constellation of Hercules. Look for the four stars that make up the central keystone shape, located to the ...

By Deane Morrison In May Jupiter sinks into the sunset, ending a months-long guest starring role with the bright winter ...

But Mars lingers, drifting on a course toward Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, the lion. Mars is getting pretty dim, but ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

Known as the flower moon, May's full moon will reach peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. ET on Monday, May 12, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. May's full moon will be a micromoon, which is when the ...

Simply look to the western sky after sunset. The delicate form of the crescent moon is set to draw close to the planet ...

Mild May nights will set the stage for a great month of stargazing with the cosmos offering a trio of astronomical sights, ...

Mild May nights will set the stage for a great month of stargazing with the cosmos offering a trio of astronomical sights including a planetary alignment and the last meteor shower until the dog days ...

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

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...