Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury will shine bright enough for the naked eye to see, and you can catch glimpses of Uranus and Neptune with binoculars or a telescope.

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

NEW ORLEANS − Ah, the annual extravaganza known as Media Night, where a few thousand, ahem, reporters, some wearing clown costumes, bombard players from the Super Bowl participants with questions. The ...