This week, skywatchers get a rare treat as the moon aligns with the Pleiades star cluster, briefly obscuring its bright stars ...

Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn will align in February Mercury and Saturn will appear closest on4 Best viewing is ...

The second full moon of the year—arriving on February 12—takes its name from the dusting of snowfall common at this time of ...

Don't put your binoculars away just yet, the planet parade continues through February. Here's which planets will be visible this month.

Venus, Jupiter and Mars will dazzle in the night sky this month, giving stargazers of all levels a great show. The three ...

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst, or FRB, to the outskirts of an ancient, quiescent elliptical galaxy.

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Everybody Loves a Cluster with a Nebula This is NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The bright stars ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...