With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

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

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars ...

When the moon completes the first quarter of its journey around Earth this morning at 5:41 a.m. Its 90-degree angle between ...

August 2025 is packed with brilliant sights for stargazers, from planet groupings before dawn to shimmering meteor trails at ...

First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...

What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?

Did you know that nearly 80% of the world’s population lives under light-polluted skies, unable to see the Milky Way with the ...

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...