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 ...

For those looking for a reprieve from the heat, a cool summer night looking up at the sky will offer glimpses of the most ...

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 ...

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial ...

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

The crescent Moon lies in Taurus near the planet Uranus. You can easily spot the distant ice giant with binoculars or a small ...

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 ...

Summer Solstice is almost here and this is how you can mark the annual occasion and what gifts the Sun's peak could bring ...