Mercury, the first planet from the sun, is about to stand out among the stars this week. But this brightness is not expected ...

It's a busy week in outer space! Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, astronomer with University and the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, checked in with NCPR to guide us through what we'll see.

Seven planets will line up for a rare event this evening just after dusk. This occurs because the planets orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane, and they are all on the same side of the sun. The ...

The first two weeks of March provide a great opportunity to sight four bright naked-eye planets in the early evening sky. Low toward the west blazes Venus, which serves as a convenient celestial ...

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

We now have a fine opportunity to view the planet that many astronomy guide books refer to as the most difficult of the naked-eye planets to see. The planet in question is Mercury. Beginning now ...

Tuesday, February 25 through Friday, February 28, all seven planets may be visible in the evening sky in what is known as a Planetary Parade. According to NASA, while multiple planets in the night ...

By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue. Now every other world in our solar ...

Also, buildings and trees may obstruct the view near the horizon ... especially if the viewer does not know their way around the night sky. “If you wanted to see Mercury, you might get lucky ...

A night sky above a copse of trees on Guirdil Bay on the Isle of Rum in Scotland.Credit... Supported by Photographs by Nicholas J. R. White Text by Kat Hill Rum, a diamond-shaped island off the ...