Watching planets and stars as they appear in the sky is captivating, but gazing at pinpricks of light glistening against the celestial sphere doesn’t give the heavenward ogler a se...
The moon and Jupiter are gearing up for an inauguration show of their own: On January 21, the day Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term, Mother Earth’s satellite and the sol...
So far in 2012 we’ve seen flaming aurora borealis displays associated with increased solar activity , with even better to come in the next year or two...
The moon is at it again, this time cuddling in a brilliant triangle with two other bright lights, Mars and the star Regulus at about 9 p.m. on April 3...
The Goddess of Love makes an appearance in the afternoon sky near the moon this afternoon, March 26, if you train your eye carefully—the two are near the sun, and looking in that d...