Directly to the right of Orion is Jupiter and left of it is the unmistakable red disc of Mars. The best time to view the ...

With frigid temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills, you may want to wait a few more days to check them out. Don't ...

• Drawing in the Galleries: European-Medieval & Renaissance is 6-8:30 p.m. Jan. 24 and noon-4 p.m. Jan. 26, Detroit Institute ...

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag ...

If you’ve been a faithful reader of my Skywatch column, thank you! You also know how much I love the winter constellations ...

If you've been a faithful reader of my Starwatch column, thank you! You also know how much I love the winter constellations ...

Have you read on social media about the “once in 396 billion years” planetary alignment happening on Jan. 25? Guess what? Social media is not reliable. Here’s what’s really going on — and why you ...

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

The Orion Nebula, the closest massive star-forming region to Earth, has long captivated stargazers with its brilliant glow ...

According to the most widely held astronomical model (the nebular hypothesis), new stars are born from massive clouds of dust ...

The first full moon of January 2025 -- the Wolf Moon -- is here, according to NASA, and skygazers will get a little extra ...