February is the shortest month of the year, and it’s also going to be a quiet month for stargazers and astronomers alike. On any given …
Read moreWhen to see the brightest planets in the sky in February
Say what you will about 2020, but this year has been filled with some rare and exceptional treats for stargazers. This was the year that …
Read moreWhen to see the Full Cold Moon—the last full moon of 2020
We’ve all seen pictures of the planets in textbooks or models of our solar system in museums, but this weekend, everyone will have a chance …
Read more5 planets will be visible to the naked eye this weekend
Every year late in the summer, the Earth passes through the orbital path of the Comet Swift-Tuttle, allowing skywatchers to see the Perseid meteor shower. …
Jupiter will be the brightest planet in the sky during the month of August — and beginning Friday, it will be lined up with Saturn …
Read moreJupiter, Saturn and the moon will line up in the night sky this week
Some celestial phenomena only come around once in a lifetime. For example, January’s super blue blood moon, which brought together a supermoon, a blood moon and a lunar eclipse—or …
Read moreThe Humanity Star: How to spot this man-made object in the sky
If you live in or near a large city, you know that the stars you can see on a nightly basis are nothing next to …
Read moreA group is working to keep parts of the U.S. sky dark so we can see the stars at night