The night sky this week brings a first peek at the Lyrids Meteor Shower before its actual peak, plus planets including Venus, ...

Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past ...

Instead of looking for a girl with kaleidoscope eyes, a NASA spacecraft is about to approach space debris formed in the early ...

There are plenty of celestial landmarks you can see with the naked eye, and this month, you can view Mars and four of Jupiter’s 95 moons.

A new study led by a University of Calgary scientist has found evidence that suggests Mars once had a carbon cycle, giving further support for the habitability of the red planet.

Venus, Saturn and the moon will form a triple conjunction, appearing to look like a smiley face in a sky. Here's how and when ...

The Moon will be a waning crescent — about 34% illuminated — and will rise around 3:30 a.m. local time, meaning sky conditions should remain relatively dark for most of the night, improving ...

International Dark Sky Week also brings attention to the growing threat of light pollution-the excessive and misdirected use of light at night-continuing to increase at an alarming rate of 9.6% ...

The Lyrids are known for their luminous dust trains that zoom across the night sky often producing 10-20 meteors per hour. With medium brightness, you should have no problem viewing them if you ...