"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

even though it’s 25 light years away from Earth. Sunday, March 16 This morning, the bright star Spica can be seen hanging out near the waning Moon.

Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...

These next two weeks, the evening sky offers us arguably the best overall parade in months of moon pairings with bright ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Find out when the next full moon will light up the night sky. Discover its phases and mysteries with ExtremeTech’s guide.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 28The Moon passes 9° south of Venus at 10 A.M. EDT this ...

Remarkable views of Venus are available this month. The first two weeks of March provide a great opportunity to sight four bright naked-eye planets in the early evening sky. Low toward the west ...

On April evenings, look to the west to spot the bright winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major and Canis Minor. They’ll be gone soon, so check them out while you can.