Skywatchers can catch a rare conjunction of the moon and Mars on June 29, appearing as a reddish "cherry" near a crescent ...

Having a good phone app is a lot of fun and quite helpful in verifying stars, asterisms, and constellations. Most apps will ...

He chased eclipses for five decades, wrote several books about them and worked with NASA to make data accessible to ...

Foreshadowing the great reflecting telescopes of the last century and a half, Lord Rosse managed in 1845 to erect a mighty ...

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.

Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin skywatchers can look forward to a dynamic week of celestial events, from the official ...

Venus and the Moon lie 5° apart in the predawn sky, offering a lovely naked-eye spectacle for early risers. The Moon passes ...

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...

It’s still spring in Magnolia until 9:42 p.m. tonight, Friday, June 20, 2025. This is the longest day of the year. The first ...

Summer arrives for northern observers as the Moon visits Venus, Uranus, and Mercury. Plus: globular cluster M15, double star ...

Temperatures in the mid 90s, with humid conditions, are forecast for the Magnolia area into Saturday. No severe weather ...