Here’s what to look for in the July night sky. The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky ...

Greetings! I hope you’re enjoying that brilliant light in your pre-dawn eastern sky. It’s one of the best views of Venus ...

June 30 marks a night when Earth drifts through the dusty trail of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, triggering one of the summer’s ...

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

Regulus is a bright blue star in the constellation Leo, which is often called the 'lion's heart'. It regularly appears close ...

This Sunday, June 22, offers a breathtaking sky show, with a stunning triangular alignment of the waning crescent moon, the ...

Today marks the start of Northern Hemisphere summer, and also offers a chance to view night-glowing clouds if you’re lucky.

If our solar system seems stable, it's because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, the moon moves through light and shadow, and the sun hangs in the sky. But ...

Wausau Pilot & Review This week offers stunning celestial sights for skywatchers in the Wausau area — from planetary pairings and a famous spiral ...

The high-altitude clouds form in a layer between 50 and 85 kilometres above the Earth’s surface, at the edge of space. They are made from icy dust particles left over by 'shooting stars'.

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you should be looking up.

Night sky for June. Planets and the Moon: June opens with Jupiter, at magnitude -1.9, ... On June 24, Mercury will line up with the stars Castor and Pollux and set 90 minutes after sunset.