Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in ...

A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in ...

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for ...

The best events these next two weeks are Venus attaining its highest sunset or nightfall elevation, Mars coming its closest ...

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other ...

As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...

Fresh from the excitement of this week’s Wolf Moon, there’s another treat in store for sky-watchers this week, with Mars ...

February kicks off what astronomers call “galaxy season” in the Northern Hemisphere. This time of year offers the best ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus will be visible over Britain from Tuesday evening and occurs just once every ...

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...