The start of 2015 brings a new year of planet hunting for amateur astronomers around the world, and plenty of dazzling views of the planets await in January for the stargazer who knows where and ...

What to Watch for in January's Night Sky — Including 2 Meteor Showers, Multiple Planet Sightings, and More. Keep the New Year's celebrations going with these dazzling displays in the sky.

See what's up in the night sky for January 2015, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this SPACE.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.

See what's up in the night sky for January 2014, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this SPACE.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.

Jan. 21: Planet Parade . Catch six planets — Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus — simultaneously traveling through the sky on the night of Jan. 21.

Planetary alignments aren’t rare, but 6 visible planets are. Here's how to see it. Six planets will be visible in the January night sky, but planetary alignments aren't anything special.

Jan. 13: The full Wolf moon will rise in the night sky and the moon will appear to pass in front of Mars. Jan. 17-18: Venus and Saturn will come within just a couple degrees of each other after ...

Sky watchers will have a few good viewing opportunities, as long as the weather cooperates. The so-called wolf moon will be 98% full on Thursday night, Jan. 5, before it reaches its fullest phase ...

In the days after it will be reduced each night, with just 39% visible at the month's end and a mere 23% as it reaches its highest in the post-sunset sky on February 23.

The Quadrantids peak the night of January 3 into the morning of January 4, delivering up to 25 meteors per hour under perfect conditions. With the crescent moon setting early, the sky will be dark ...

Jan. 24. This event isn’t so much about what you can see in the night sky as about what is missing. On Jan. 24, Saturn will be at solar conjunction meaning it will become unobservable for weeks ...

Brilliant Venus will readily guide observers to Mercury in the January night sky. By Jan. 10, this interval will have become 90 minutes, with Mercury and Venus separated by less than two-thirds of ...