Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial ...

The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight local time, specifically for ...

The Moon passes 3° north of Mercury at 2 A.M. EDT. By evening the two are visible in the western sky, roughly 8° high an hour after sunset. The crescent Moon lies 9.5° east (to the upper left ...

On July 4, Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, making it visible from Earth. While not as bright ...

Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace will have its lunar lander called Blue Ghost sent to the moon, about a 45-day journey, as it carries 10 payloads of science equipment from universities, space ...

Meanwhile, Venus and Saturn — both beaming in the morning sky — welcome Jupiter into the fold. The gas giant makes its first appearance at mid-month in Gemini, low in the northeast about an hour ...

From bioluminescence that lights up bays and beaches to caves that flicker with thousands of glowworms, these are some of the ...

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.

Come July, stargazers can enjoy a spectacular celestial showcase featuring star clusters, meteor showers, and planetary ...

This year's next Full Moon will be the July Buck Moon, which occurs at 4:37 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Having a good phone app is a lot of fun and quite helpful in verifying stars, asterisms, and constellations. Most apps will ...