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...

We've seen Jupiter, the moon and Venus cavort in the sky in various configurations for months...

A newly noted comet is rocketing toward the sun, and by the time it gets near Earth at the end of 2013, it may very well outshine the full moon, astronomers say...

For most of this year we’ve watched Venus and its various assignations as the planet of love (or war, according to ancient Mayan beliefs) has gotten cozy with the moon, Jupiter, th...

Venus and Jupiter have moved their celestial trysts to mornings, Venus having transited the sun on June 5–6 . It is now the Morning Star...

If you manage to rise before the sun on U.S...

Hold onto those eclipse glasses or that pinhole camera!...

It’s no accident that NASA and other institutions are broadcasting the 2012 transit of Venus from observatories on Hawaii...

It’s almost time! Today’s the big day, when Venus passes between Mother Earth and the sun in a unique alignment of the two planets with their star...

The spectacular sun-related astronomical events of this year, combined with modern viewing technology that shields the eyes, caused some to cast aside their reservations and observ...