On Sunday (Jan. 12), the Red Planet will make its close approach of Earth at 8:32 a.m. EST (13:32 GMT). This event, known as ...

Here’s how it works. Grab your stargazing binoculars, because tonight (Jan. 13), Mars will vanish behind the moon for several hours in an astronomical event called a lunar occultation.

It's not especially remarkable for a few planets to line up in the sky, but the sight of four or five brilliant planets at once is less common, according to NASA. How does the ali ...

Planetary parade’ visible in UK tonight as part of rare event that won’t repeat for 400 years - Celestial spectacle will not ...

Orion the Hunter and Taurus the Bull face off in the southern sky in early February as soon as it gets dark. Taurus is home to two of the brightest star clusters, the Pleiades and Hyades. Both are ...

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

HELENA — The planets are aligned. Six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn can be seen in the night sky.

January's the perfect time to equip your young ones with a pair of binoculars, too, since there are not one but three major planetary events happening this month! Mars is at opposition this ...