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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...