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

Summer nights mean late sunsets and lingering twilight, hardly a recipe for great night-sky observing. But this January ...

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 ...

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 ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. The comet ...

Here’s something that you’ll kick yourself if you miss – a comet that only grazes the Earth every 160,000 years will be ...

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 ...

You don’t have to travel far out of Sydney to reach incredible national parkland – with the Blue Mountains National Park to the west of the city, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on the city ...