Long and sparkly, the winter night sky is a spectacle — inviting us to wrap up, go outside and gaze up at planets, stars, airplanes, a sudden meteor and the parade of satellites.

Orion and Canis Minor constellations and Sirius above horizon on a cold winter night. (Image credit: Eerik/Getty Images) The Great Orion Nebula is a vast cloud of extremely tenuous glowing gas and ...

As winter settles in and the days grow shorter, December’s night sky offers some of the most spectacular celestial displays of the year. With clear, crisp air and early evenings, the conditions ...

Miguel Claro captured the Orion Constellation glowing red due to hydrogen gas, as seen from the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve in ...

The University of Washington was among the founding members of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, whose discoveries are ...

Early-rising and late-night stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere have a great opportunity right now to see Sirius, Earth’s brightest nighttime star. Sirius can be seen shining high in the sky ...

DEAN REGAS: I think the big thing right now that’s shining, along with the planets, are the brightest stars in the year, basically. So the winter sky has the brightest stars. 8 of the top 20 brightest ...

The so-called snow moon of 2025 will be glowing brightly in the winter sky this week, officially reaching its fullest phase at 8:54 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The shows take place nightly at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The festival is partnering with Durham Studios and Sky Elements Drone Shows to put on the drone show at Smale Riverfront Park.