The morning sky becomes the scene this week for a meeting of several celestial bodies. First up we have Venus which is simply dazzling as the ‘morning star’ and by far the brightest object. Along with ...

Mars may experience global auroras on Monday after a solar flare's charged particles reach its atmosphere — and NASA's ...

As spring advances, the night sky undergoes a quiet transformation. The familiar winter constellations fade toward the west, ...

Visible for some five hours after sunset is Mars, making its way through Cancer. Shining at 1st magnitude, this ruddy point ...

Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

Scientists directed NASA’s Perseverance rover to take an image of the Martian sky after a solar storm in hopes that an aurora ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin skywatchers can expect a visually rich week from May 16 to 23, with deep-sky targets, ...

Earth’s blue sky and familiar sun are just one version of reality. On Mercury, the sun blazes over three times larger than on Earth, while stars dominate the nights without atmospheric interference.

Thursday, May 22 The Moon hangs near Saturn and Neptune in the early-morning sky, and it’s best to catch them earlier rather ...

A recent video created from images captured by Curiosity shows clouds tinted red and green flowing though the sky over Mars. Captured using the rover's Mastcam instrument on January 17, 2025, the ...

We're putting these big astronomy binos to the test for lunar viewing, stargazing and observing deep-sky objects.

NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...