The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Blue Ghost has eyed-up all the must-see sights on the Moon. After capturing some dazzling footage of a total solar eclipse ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

If the skies are clear and light pollution is minimal, viewers will be able to spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn immediately after sunset around 5:40 p.m. For those with binoculars ...

March’s night sky brings a total lunar eclipse, a rare chance to see Mercury, and shifting planets. Don’t miss these ...

March's skywatching includes a total lunar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse, planet sightings, and zodiacal light beaming ...

With clear skies and weather permitting you can observe at least one bright planet in the night's sky. Even two or three planets may be visible in the hours after sunset. For tonight's "planetary ...

It was around 1870 when the British physicist John William Strutt, better known as Lord Rayleigh, first found an explanation for why the sky is blue: Blue light from the Sun is scattered the most when ...

While no telescope is needed to spot these planets, the best viewing times are shortly after sunset, when they appear prominently along the ecliptic—the apparent path of the sun across the sky.

After Friday's spectacle, a "planet parade" of this size won't appear in the night sky for several years, experts say.