Also in our current evening sky, there is a much smaller triangle configuration, although it is only temporary since one of the three points on the triangle is marked not by a star, but a planet.

But that's not the only time to keep an eye on the sky. The moon will appear full for about three days from Friday evening, Dec. 13 through Monday morning, Dec. 16, NASA says, calling it "a full ...

Look south, southwest at around 6 p.m. for a very bright object -- the planet Venus. Often referred to as the “evening star,” Venus is the third-brightest object in the sky after the sun and ...

Long and sparkly, the winter night sky is a spectacle — inviting us to wrap up, go outside and gaze up at planets, stars, airplanes, a sudden meteor and the parade of satellites.

On the first night of the new moon, I gaze at the sky from a campsite in Northern California. The night is so black that when I hold out my hand, I can’t see my fingertips.

Some features in our winter sky are only visible from the Southern Hemisphere, so Australia gets a front-row seat to the action. But you don't need to be a professional astronomer to explore the ...

If you find yourself under clear skies on a winter night, look up: You might notice that the stars appear exceptionally bright, crisp and sparkly. That’s not an illusion.

The Night Sky This Week: March 24-30, 2025 When is the next eclipse? It’s this week — and just 354 days (one lunar year) after the “ Great American Eclipse ” on April 8, 2024, it’s ...

The winter solstice also marks the first day of astronomical winter. It’s also the shortest day, with the Sun traveling on its shortest, southernmost path through the sky, providing only 7 hours ...

This new year of 2024 will be great for anybody who enjoys taking in the free nightly show overhead, although the biggest show of the year will be during the day, in this stargazer’s opinion. On ...

What To See In The Night Sky This Week: November 21-27, 2022 This week features a New Moon, which means two things—it’s a great week for both stargazing and, slightly beforehand, crescent Moon ...

On that night, Mars was well to the east of the Twins, in the adjacent zodiacal constellation of Cancer the Crab; only a ...