Modest binoculars or a small telescope are all you need to see the Beehive Star Cluster. Appearing as a circular patch of ...

Jupiter and Mars are on display during May evenings. It's your last chance to grab a good view of Jupiter before it drops out ...

Once a year, this planet passes through a celestial beehive typically seen in the night sky during the spring. And it's about ...

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

Observing deep-sky objects during the Full Moon is challenging, but bright objects on the opposite side of the sky may still be reachable. Over in the west, Mars is still in central Cancer ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

Your first chance comes tonight when a quarter-lit crescent moon will be positioned between Jupiter and Mars in the west soon ...

It’s a busy month for Mars and the moon—not to mention the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. Here’s what to watch for, and when.

Life is full of trade-offs, and stargazing is no different. Nights are certainly warmer, but you have to stay up much later ...

Spring has officially sprung, and a night of stargazing is among the best ways to celebrate this change of season. May’s planet-packed stargazing lineup makes that easy. While you can see many ...