The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Without question, the month of April belongs to Venus. This dazzling planet, which dominated the evening sky from last fall on through the winter, has now taken up residence in the morning sky.

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

The first meteor shower of the spring, the fast and bright meteors of the Lyrids will appear to be flying across the night sky. While NASA notes that the Lyrids can surprise watchers with as ...

Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in the sky. It’s twice as massive as the Sun. Alpha Centauri is a triple star system, the third brightest and closest star system ...

The constellation features Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky. “All you have to do is kick back and look up,” said NASA space ambassador Kat Troche. “What's great about this ...