As June begins, bright Jupiter is very low in the west-northwest twilight, and Mars is far to its upper left; they’re the only evening planets. Begin following Jupiter while it’s easy to see at ...

Venus continues to be the brilliant “Morning Star” in the East before dawn, albeit dimming just a bit as it moves away from ...

Astronomically speaking, June is laid back. No meteor showers of note, no eclipses and no bright comets are expected. But ...

A red supergiant star transitions into a type II supernova in this animation. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko | ...