The moon will pass closely by Jupiter this evening (Jan. 10), meeting up with the gas giant in the constellation Taurus.

Many other Caldwell objects lurk in the southern sky. I'll return to them in future columns when ... are the cardinal directions and their intermediate points. To find stars, hold the map overhead and ...

Death Valley National Park also holds a lot of records. Most visitors know it as the hottest place in the U.S.; however, it ...

Tens of thousands of people have been notified by authorities to evacuate their homes because of the multiple fires burning ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon . How ...

Now that the evening sky is Moon-free ... a magnitude 3.4 star that lies at the feet of Gemini the Twins, in the far southern reaches of that constellation. NGC 2264 is a short 3° hop south ...

Shining just a trifle less than Sirius, the brightest star in the ... United States and southern Canada. Related: Night sky, January 2025: What you can see tonight [maps] Read more: Best ...

In 2025, keep an eye on the Southern Cross (known as Crux to astronomers ... The information in this article comes from the 2025 Australasian Sky Guide. The guide has monthly star maps and has much ...

Mars shines brightly this week as it reaches opposition, appearing golden-red in the sky near Jupiter. Look for it in the ...

The Southern Cross is the best-known constellation in the southern sky. It is easy to find, as it is made up of a compact group of bright stars in the shape of a cross. Two pointer stars from the ...

Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern ...

During the early morning of Monday 8 September, the full Moon will move into the shadow of Earth and be totally eclipsed. The ...