Stargazers are being encouraged to look to the western sky after sunset throughout the coming month, as two of the brightest ...

The two planets will reach their closest point during a conjunction on 9 June 2026.

Every 26 months, Earth passes directly between the Sun and Mars. This alignment, known as the Mars opposition, is when ...

Being aware of the night sky even as you walk, even through a city, can give you a grounding in learning bright stars, ...

Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 14, 2026 — Ecliptic Enterprises, a pioneer in space avionics and imaging systems with more than 220 missions flown over 25 years, announced a strategic development ...

Humanity’s need to track the Moon’s changing phases and motions is ancient. Mammoth hunters used the Moon as a timekeeper, carving crescent-shaped notches into bone and tusk. Sumerian astronomers ...

What a difference a year makes! Just a year ago, countless millions across North America were anxiously awaiting the "great North American total eclipse of the sun" on April 8. Now, less than a year ...

Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue. Now every other world in our solar system will be visible ...

The night sky offers us a variety of spectacles throughout the year, but for the remainder of the month, we have front-row seats to see—not one or two—but seven planets at once. Mercury, Venus, Mars, ...

Stargazers are in for a treat to kick off the weekend, as the planets line up in the sky tonight (January 31) for a rare ‘planetary parade’. In a celestial display that occurs just once every few ...

This week, four planets will be visible to the naked eye in an exciting celestial display that occurs just once every few years. The rare ‘planetary parade’ is made even more exciting as Venus, Mars, ...