Since I’m a meteorologist, not an astronomer, some of the night sky happenings aren’t always at the tip of my knowledge base.

Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1. Venus will reach its highest altitude in the ...

One of the brightest and most colorful stars in the sky and the most brilliant planet are on stage in the early morning dawn ...

Here’s a look at what’s going on above us right now and later in the month. The expression “dog days” refers to the period ...

As August unfolds, skywatchers are in for a rare treat — the brilliant conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. These two celestial ...

Venus and Jupiter shine together in a rare, close morning conjunction this August. The Perseid meteor shower is dimmed by ...

Plus: The August Full Sturgeon Moon shines, the colorful double star Albireo sparkles, and Mercury reappears in the sky this ...

It could be the most spectacular heavenly sight of 2025, the close pairing of the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin’s night sky will dazzle in the week ahead, offering everything from a brilliant Full ...

For millennia, Venus has graced our skies as the brilliant "Morning Star" or "Evening Star," its dazzling presence inspiring ...

Venus blazes near Zeta Tauri, recreating the sight astronomers saw in 1054 when the Crab Nebula’s progenitor star went supernova.