The first of two total lunar eclipses in 2025 will be best seen from North America overnight on March 13-14, 2025. Europe ...

Although NASA says these types of events are not especially rare, they’re still an excellent reason to go outside and do a ...

For example, you’ll need binoculars or a small telescope to see Uranus and Neptune—so, while the seven planets will be there, ...

The solar system's planets are set to align in the night sky in a dazzling planetary alignment, colloquially known as a ...

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s ...

In March 2025 we have a fine opportunity to view the planet that many astronomy guide books refer to as the most difficult of ...

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

If last year whet your eclipse appetite, get excited for the night skies this month. Mid-March will bring a total lunar ...

What views of the night sky would we have if we had evolved on the Jupiter moon Europa, or one of the TRAPPIST-1 planets?

We have a "Great Planetary Alignment" coming up later this week, and if the weather cooperates, night sky watchers in Boston ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

When we have five or more planets filing into a small sky area, an alignment is upgraded to parade status. Parade is not an ...