Unfortunately for planet hunters, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all too close to the sun to observe; they will come out of the ...

Today: Winter is the best season for finding bright stars. And if you only want to set aside a few minutes, 10 p.m. tonight ...

Jupiter has definitely horned in on one of the sky’s most famous asterisms. The constellation Orion the Hunter contains and ...

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

Skywatchers are in for a spectacular show as the January 2026 new moon has created darker skies, offering ideal conditions to ...

A new moon on Sunday, Jan. 18, means dark skies and some of the best stargazing conditions of the year. Here are the bright stars, constellations and objects to see.

January new moon brings darker skies and prime stargazing conditions across hemispheres. A new moon takes place when the Sun ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday 9Cygnus may be sinking toward the horizon a few hours after ...

The very bright "star" you see in the eastern sky after sunset is actually the planet Jupiter. It is just coming off ...

A comet discovered in September last year is currently on track to achieve peak brightness that will almost match Vega, the fifth-brightest star in the night sky. Unfortunately, that peak is likely to ...

Men and dogs trained to face even polar bears form Greenland’s defence force — the very force Donald Trump recently mocked.