In December 2024, skywatchers enjoyed the Ursid Meteor Shower, peaking around December 22–23, offering a modest display of ...

On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s ...

The moon will occult Mars in a rare astronomical event on Jan. 13, coinciding with the month's full Wolf Moon that peaks on ...

Have you seen it? I’m talking about that super-bright and super-red “star” rising in the east in the early evening. That’s ...

An occultation of Mars by the Moon last occurred on Dec. 7, 2022. This photo, showing Mars just before it went behind the Moon, was taken during that occultation at PAC’s Paul Castle Observatory in ...

Have you seen it? I am talking about that super-bright and super-red “star” rising in the east in the early evening ...

There are currently four bright planets spread across the evening sky. The fourth and final to get a lunar visit will be Mars ...

Have you seen it? I’m talking about that super-bright and super-red “star” rising in the east in the early evening Butler sky ...

The Franklin Institute's Derrick Pitts says Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will be 'easy to see at a comfortable time of observing.' ...

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

February 1: The thin, four-day-old crescent moon will be just a few degrees from Venus, making a lovely pair. Look for them in the sky in the southwest after sunset. When you observe the moon, see if ...

We haven’t seen the Red Planet this luminous in the night sky since 2022. Our astrotourism expert shares how and when to enjoy the show.