Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the ...

Alexandria Echo Press reporter Lisa Johnson and Astro Bob talk about occultations in this episode of "Minnesota Night Skies." ...

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

And, scientists with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have detected what they like to call a ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich says the Perseid meteor shower is one of the "most dramatic" things to see in the summer's ...

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

The Buck Moon charges into the night sky very soon. Here's when and what time you can spot it shining its brightest in Central Indiana.

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...

If you love gazing up at the night sky for a dazzling celestial show, book a stargazing tour in the International Dark Sky ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...