There's plenty to peak the interest of astronomy ― and astrology ― enthusiasts this month. Amid zooming fireballs in the night sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new ...

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), a legendary writer of science and science fiction, once noted in "The Solar System and Back," that the planet Mercury is rarely visible when it is truly dark. "I suspect, in ...

Two rare twilight pairings will grace the June 2025 sky as the moon first passes close to elusive Mercury and then gets stunningly close to Mars. Mercury is typically difficult to see and the ...

Uranus entering Gemini last week has been kicking my ass. I feel like my nervous system is on hyperdrive, like I’m mainlining adrenaline, careening off the tracks of the Alpine Coaster at Snowmass.

Skywatchers across North America will want to be on the lookout for a trio of celestial events during the next month, beginning with an opportunity to view Mercury in the evening sky, followed by the ...

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial quadruple play" in the night sky this week. During the final week of June ...

December’s full moon is also known as the Cold Moon Photo by Alex Fu Heads up, skygazers. The upcoming Cold Full Moon is part of a combination of fairly significant celestial events with astrological, ...

Amid zooming fireballs in the sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new moon rising in Leo on July 24th, there is more to watch; Mercury is in retrograde right now. Here ...