Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space ...

Venus, Saturn, and Mercury are full of surprises this month, and they have one more awe-striking display in store. Before ...

It was a beautiful summer evening in Western Colorado. The Sun had just set and our bright sister planet was just starting to ...

April's full moon peaks on April 12, with the Lyrid meteor shower following from April 17-26, offering 'awe while looking up ...

The time of the full moon will be at 00:22 UTC on April 13, which is four hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. The date is ...

The annual Lyrids meteor shower will appear in April after this month's "pink" full moon. Later this month, the crescent moon will be visible near Venus, Saturn and Mercury. The only full moon visible ...

The next full moon over Mississippi rises April 12. Know when to find dark skies to watch the Lyrids meteor shower this month ...

A micromoon is set to occur Saturday as the full moon for April is set rise when the celestial body is at its farthest point ...

WASHINGTON — April's skywatching events are in full this month as stargazers will be able to see a pink moon, a meteor shower and a cosmic "smiley face" in the night sky. The celestial lineup comes ...

After putting on a great show in our evening sky since the fall of 2024, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

We tend to take the moon for granted—after all ... particularly cool or looks even more amazing than normal in its crescent or full states. And then sometimes it just goes completely off ...