Nearby, you'll also be able to spot the bright star Aldebaran, a first-magnitude star that shines with a distinct orange hue ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

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

Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.

Look west at sunset to find the razor-thin crescent moon hanging less than 10 degrees above the horizon. Regulus will appear ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, may not be alone. And its potential companion may be responsible for ...

Venus is still shining brightly in the early morning sky. Go out at 5 a.m. and face due east and unless it’s completely ...

Three significant meteor showers are going on at the same time these next two weeks. Also exciting is the gap between the two brightest planets shrinking rapidly on the way ...

As the Moon reaches New, advanced observers can try photographing 3I/ATLAS while everyone can enjoy nebulae and more in the ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during July 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

Night Words for July: Saturn joins Mercury in the evening, Jupiter up at dawn, Earth at aphelion ...

Side by side in the night sky, the two points of light appear similar in nature, belying the extreme differences of the solar system bodies they represent. Jupiter is a gas giant and the largest ...