It's easy to get lost in a clear night sky full of stars. It can feel like a random mess of lights without a little guidance.

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

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

As the moon reflects the sun's light, the shadow dims the moon's glow. During the peak of a total lunar eclipse, the moon ...

By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January ... system will be visible among the stars at the same time — if you ...

full planetary alignment. Between Feb. 23 and Feb. 28, 2025, all seven planets will align in the night sky. This alignment will be visible for less than a week before Saturn moves out of view ...

National parks and designated Dark Sky Places offer ... nebulas where new stars are born, other galaxies and the cratered surface of Mars. Not all the action happens at night, either.

The best stargazing apps help you navigate the night sky and can be a helpful tool for ... the Gamma Normid meteor shower in March or the stars and beyond at any point of the year.

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky In the early days of the solar system, planetary alignments were much more significant than they are now. "The orbits ...

Binoculars are a great way to get into stargazing as they offer beautifully crisp night sky views in ... improves the visibility of stars, planets and some deep-sky objects. For handheld ...

Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, shone above the horizon, brilliant against the blackness. Astronomers measure the darkness of the night sky with a device called a sky quality ...