Towards the end of the month, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and climbs up past Saturn. In the dusk glow, you may be ...

Mighty Jupiter stands high in the east at sunset, dominating the stars of Taurus the Bull as they begin to appear in the ...

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

The brightest planets in the night sky will shine as the 'planet parade' continues throughout February, plus be on the ...

Under some conditions, the solar sail demonstrator could even appear as bright as Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky ...

The Winter Milky Way is to the left of Orion, and lower down closer to the southeastern horizon is Sirius, the bright star in ...

January’s full moon arrives at 10:52 p.m. on Jan. 15. Algonquin Indians called this the wolf moon, for the hungry howling of the packs in the depth of winter. That night it will follow Jupiter across ...

If you’ve looked up at the night sky recently, you may have noticed some things that look a little out of the usual.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that Polaris is the brightest star in the night sky. It's not. It's merely the 48th brightest. The brightest is Sirius, the “Dog Star,” which rises in November.