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

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

The changing declination also defines the daily arc that the sun takes across the sky, thereby accounting for the length of daylight. Want to see the moon up close in the night sky? The Celestron ...

and pave the way for humanity's return to the Moon," Jason Kim, CEO of Blue Ghost builder Firefly Aerospace, said in a statement. The mission, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, launched Wednesday ...

When is the next full moon? The next full moon will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:53 a.m. EDT (1353 GMT) but local moonrise times vary depending ...

Once the sun goes down on Monday, Feb. 3, six planets and the moon will line up across the California night sky. Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye, while Neptune and ...

the first full moon of the year, was expected to shine bright in the sky Monday night. The name “Wolf moon” refers to the first full moon after the winter solstice. It’s derived from Native ...