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

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

Read on to find out what's up in the night sky tonight (planets visible now, moon phases ... The “sisters” are medium-bright, hot blue stars named Asterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygeta ...

Around midnight tonight in the east, a 55%-lit waning gibbous moon ... night sky. Look south anytime after dark, and you'll see the red planet Mars just a couple of degrees from bright star ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the last month, you'll know Venus dominates the post-sunset night sky. Tonight ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

A bonus to the show is that stars Castor and Pollux, Mars and the moon will form a nearly straight line in the night sky. Again, the moon's brightness might make seeing these two stars difficult.