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

Tear your eyes away from fireworks this New Year's Eve (Dec. 31) to witness a magnificent natural light show, complete with ...

The month brings a strong lineup of celestial sights, including a supermoon, meteor activity, and several close moon-planet ...

If one looks high in the northeast or almost straight overhead for Capella on winter evenings, they can see Capella, the ...

The hours following sunset on Dec. 25 offer a wealth of naked-eye astronomy targets that can put even the most glitzy ...

On December and January evenings, Orion rises early and dominates the southern sky by mid-evening, making him the easiest ...

An unusual member of the ensemble is Scorpius the Scorpion, which stung Orion to death and was placed in the sky such that ...

Astronomy enthusiasts and even the general public can enjoy watching Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, as it ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Stargazing apps are brilliant for spotting constellations in the night sky, looking at the planets, ...

Fact-based stories from our cosmic neighbourhood, one star or constellation at a time. Name it, navigate it, know it.

Between the buzz of Miami and the breeze of Naples is a Florida wildlife preserve and celestial sweet spot with especially ...

The latest news from around North Texas. The first full moon of 2026 will take place on January 3rd. That moon, known as the ...