Many astronomical events, such as meteor showers, run by calendrical timings as well. But our moon and the other planets move ...

The king of the solar system, the giant planet Jupiter, will reach opposition. Because Earth will be almost directly between ...

The moon and Venus put on quite a show for skywatchers around the world this week. On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus ...

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the moon (at a convenient time), a blue moon and a supermoon ...

On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...

Aldebaran sits in an inverted V-shaped group of stars. This is the Bull's head, upside down for us, as it was named in the ...

From supermoons to meteor showers, this is your guide to the best stargazing and astronomy events in the Australasian ...

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026, a total eclipse of the Moon (at a convenient time), a blue Moon and a supermoon, the two brightest planets close together, and Jupiter disappearing behind ...

The last quarter moon is on January 10, and new moon is on January 18. The waxing crescent moon is just above Saturn on ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Two supermoons — occurring when the full moon coincides with its closest approach to Earth — will close out 2026. At about 226,000 miles away, the moon appears larger and brighter than average, ideal ...

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the moon (at a convenient time), a blue moon and a supermoon ...