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A star could be about to become visible in the night sky in a once-every-80-years explosion. Here’s how to easily find T Coronae Borealis (T...

In one of the year’s most striking naked-eye celestial events, Venus and Jupiter will appear to come within just 1.6 degrees of each other a...

The Perseid meteor shower begins today, with a moonless August peak expected to produce up to 100 meteors an hour under ideal dark-sky condi...

The meteor shower starts in mid-July, but its magnificent peak is in mid-August.

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter will gather low in the evening sky this weekend, giving skywatchers a brief chance to see three planets together...

Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are creating a dazzling display after sunset, with Venus and Jupiter moving toward a striking conjunction early n...

Is a star about to explode in the night sky? If predictions come true, T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) could become visible for a few days or wee...

A second full moon in a calendar month will occur on May 31 and be best seen at moonrise on May 30. Why is the Blue Moon one of astronomy’s...

Venus and Jupiter will appear strikingly close after sunset on June 9, creating a dazzling planetary conjunction visible worldwide to the na...

July 2026 brings the Milky Way, Venus near Regulus, the Buck Moon, Mercury before dawn and the start of the Perseid meteor shower.

The second full moon of May rises this weekend — here’s exactly when and where to see the so-called Blue Moon at its best.

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern...