Skywatchers can spot Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the night sky with the naked eye, but two other planets might need a telescope to be seen.

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The six planets were visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. You'll need a ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

Penticton stargazers can learn how to use telescopes during a workshop at Okanagan College later this month. In a press ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is much larger than the Hubble and instead of orbiting the Earth, operates from a stationary ...

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to ...