All you have to do is get somewhere really dark, away from ... In the night sky, it appears as a curved band of stars and what appears to be glowing clouds. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy ...

The most obvious celestial marvel, and of course the easiest to admire, is none other than our very own moon. Dutifully showing up in the sky almost every night ... stars in this cluster; in a ...

Since then, the night sky has doubled in brightness as a result of artificial lighting. Each year, the light pollution grows thicker, like smog. Huu-ay-aht wants to protect its stars. The nation is ...

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

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at ...

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see ...

On Jan. 9, skywatchers can watch the dark ... moon will already be among the Pleiades stars soon after the sun has set and the twilight sky darkens. Looking for a telescope for the next night ...

The Pleiades is one of the most beautiful sights in the night sky. This open cluster of seven bright stars ... moon covers up (or occults) the Pleiades. Look high above east when it gets dark ...

Keep an eye on the sky Monday evening to see the wolf moon, the first full moon ... rotate westward around the bright star Polaris and will be visible each night beginning early in the evening.

Keep an eye on the sky Monday evening to see the wolf moon, the first full moon ... rotate westward around the bright star Polaris and will be visible each night beginning early in the evening.