Humans have been utterly fascinated with the night sky and the millions ... The system consists of two bright yellow giants and two dimmer red dwarfs. The star’s name means "she-goat" in Latin ...

February is the best month to see Venus. But clouds, storms might make it hard to spot in Mississippi on Valentine's Day. How stargazers see it.

What’s that bright star in the sky after sunset? It’s Venus — probably. Now shining very brightly for a couple of hours after sunset, the “Evening Star” briefly dominates before sinking ...

You'll be able to easily see four planets in the February evening sky, and with any luck you'll ... although compared to Venus it shines only one-tenth as bright. After attaining opposition ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

The dwarf planet 1 Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun at 5 P.M. EST today. While this means we can't see Ceres for now, we ...

Although Jupiter and Mars have been dominating the eastern sky, there’s more here to view than just planets. Already 50° high an hour after sunset, the bright, magnitude 0.1 star Capella stands ...

Without a doubt, Orion and his gang have the most extensive collection of bright stars assembled anywhere across the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere. (Mike Lynch) Within these winter shiners ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion ...