When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The bright novas V572 Velorum (left) and V462 Lupi (right) are currently visible in the southern ...
Early December evenings feature Saturn in the northwest, displaying diminished brightness attributable to its greater distance from Earth and a narrowing of its ring system; telescopic observations ...
Sky Shorts author says Orion a favorite constellation, and shares key details to find and appreciate its beauty.
Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February.
Welcome to the February night sky. This month, we only have one meteor shower which is the Alpha Centaurids on February 8.
With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.
It doesn't happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar system's smallest major planet reaches greatest elongation July 4, when ...