Looking westward with binoculars or telescopes immediately after sunset can be risky, as accidentally looking directly at the ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky as dusk slowly fades. It forms an eye-catching ...

Venus and Jupiter will appear close in the sky on June 9, 2026. No special equipment needed. Look west after sunset for this ...

The change is subtle and happens over many nights.

Have you ever noticed that some planets sometimes seem to move backwards in the night sky? This puzzling phenomenon, observable with the naked eye, has intrigued observers for centuries. Jupiter, ...

The giant planet Jupiter is back in our evening sky this week. Fresh from its opposition with the sun on Jan. 10, it now lies as close to the Earth as it ever comes, and shines at its most brilliant.

The long nights of December are an astronomical delight. The early evening sky hosts Saturn as the main feature, along with Uranus and Neptune. Jupiter rises later and is visible all night, its four ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photographer captures the aurora borealis during the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower in Hemnes, Norway, in January. Tommy ...

On the evenings of March 19th and 20th, the crescent moon and Venus will appear close together in the western sky just after sunset, forming a stunning conjunction visible to the naked eye. Even those ...

January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...