Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning” is real science. Here’s how dust, atmospheric ...

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Mercury puts on its best evening apparition of 2025 for ... immediately before sunrise and right after sunset. It rapidly zooms into the morning sky, reaching an angular distance of 15 degrees ...

March’s night sky brings a total lunar eclipse, a rare chance to see Mercury, and shifting planets. Don’t miss these ...

While much of what you've been hearing about a "Planetary Parade," is pure hype, you still do have reason to look into the ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

Sunrise: 7:16 A.M. Sunset: 7:04 P.M. Moonrise: 5:42 P.M. Moonset: 6:41 A.M. Mercury & Venus appear side by side tonight in the evening sky. The two planets are 5.5° apart and remain visible for ...

Mercury will inch closer to Venus until March 9 when the pair reach conjunction, according to In the Sky. A conjunction ...