Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

Planetariums were a hit with the public. Within decades, they had spread around the world – the first planetarium in the ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this ...

Astronomers describe Mercury as an "inferior planet", because its orbital path around the sun is much closer than that of ...

People can take Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light-rail system to Allegheny Station and walk to the festivities. Also, PRT ...

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

In his new book '52 Assignments: Night Photography', award-winning astrophotographer Josh Dury invites you to raise your lens ...

The full moon will be visible in Bucks County's skies starting 9:25 p.m. June 11. When is next full moon? What makes ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has shared its skywatching highlights - revealing what will light up the sky in July ...

Mercury stands less than 3° from the Beehive Cluster in the evening sky, preparing to cross through the cluster’s outskirts ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...