Look to the eastern sky, and a clear horizon will show you this unusual, grinning planet alignment thanks to the crescent ...

Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Californians can glimpse up to 15 meteors each hour under cloudless skies while the Lyrid meteor shower is underway. The ...

April marks the last time to see Jupiter at its best before its observing window closes. On Tuesday evening (April 1), Jupiter will shine at a magnitude of -2, located around 40 degrees above the west ...

The full moon of ... Aires both planets rise at about 5:02 a.m. local time on April 13; Mercury follows at 5:14 a.m. As April is mid-autumn for the Southern Hemisphere the sun starts to rise ...

Ancient humans probably noticed that the planets, which resemble bright stars, had the freedom to ... that the changing positions of the sun, moon and planets can have an effect on the destinies ...

Unlike a total solar eclipse, part of the sun is still visible during a partial solar eclipse, so there is no darkening of the sky or visible solar corona.

14, 2029, when about half of the sun’s face will be covered by the moon. Just a few short weeks ago, all seven of the visible planets could ... eastward among the stars of Taurus, passing ...