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

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

By Deane Morrison In April the iconic stars of Orion and other famous winter constellations drop westward as they begin their ...

Winter Storm Lola is causing snow across high elevations in the West on Sunday, including parts of the Sierras and Rocky Mountains. The Weather Channel Dangerous early March severe weather ...

The Winter Circle (or Winter Hexagon) isn’t a constellation. It is an asterism, made of bright stars in the winter evening ...

Around the end of the month, Saturn will slip below the horizon and into daytime ... up and looking up anyway. “The sky is really beautiful in winter,” he said. “It’s a great time to ...

Two planets stand out in March’s evening sky, but let’s start our tour with a pair of lesser lights that hug the western horizon. Although Venus lies a respectable 30° from the Sun at the ...

We now have a fine opportunity to view the planet that many astronomy guide books refer to as the most difficult of the naked-eye planets to see. The planet in question is Mercury. Beginning now ...