This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

Mercury joins the night sky to complete a seven-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

Watch a bright Moon dominate the sky, trace the Winter Hexagon, and continue enjoying the evening parade of planets in the ...

Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how to get the best view of the rare conjunction.

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

The moon rock signifying NASA's lunar ambitions had adorned Joe Biden's Oval Office throughout his entire presidential ...

A Month of Bright Planets Venus blazes at its brightest for the year after sunset, then Mars and Jupiter to rule the night ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Here’s when you’ll see the next full moon, comets constellations and more. Venus will shine its brightest in February Stars get a lot of attention for shining bright, but planets shine, too. In fact, ...