Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend over California when the Milky Way appears in the night ...

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

Learn about the history of planetariums, are turning 100 in 2025, and check out the special source of Canton's own light ...

Light pollution affects plants as if it were the Sun, accelerating the sprouting of leaves and postponing their fall ...

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...

The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight local time, specifically for ...