The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week. On Monday evening (Jan. 13), the Full Wolf Moon passed in front of ...

Planetary alignments and conjunctions are fairly common, but a six-planet alignment is a bit more rare. It doesn't happen every year. You can see one this month.

Through January, many interesting astronomical events occur in the night sky. Mars is at its brightest, Venus and Saturn ...

It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...

They may look like they’re arranged in tight formation. But remember, that’s a grand illusion. The planets’ orbits around the ...

A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it ...

This astronomical show peaks on Jan. 21, with Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus lining up in the night sky. Mercury will briefly appear on Jan. 25, though its proximity to the Sun makes ...

January’s full moon, the “Wolf Moon,” rose alongside Mars at its brightest, occulting it for a short period as seen from ...

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour ...

The highlight of the week is coming tonight in the night sky - the lunar occultation of Mars. First off, at 5:27 p.m. the ...

On Monday evening, January 13, skywatchers across much of North America will have the rare opportunity to witness the moon ...