Mercury will appear farthest from the sun in its current evening apparition on June 15.

The nights surrounding the new moon on June 14 are the perfect time to hunt for planets and sparkling constellations in the late spring sky.

Plan now to be in the right place at the right time for an unforgettable show.

Venus appeared to move closer to Jupiter in Earth's sky, as the two planets drifted farther apart in space.

From ruined photos to vanishing darkness, satellites are transforming the night sky — and not always for the better.

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter will form a striking 3-planet parade low above the western horizon after sunset on June 12, offering a brief but beautiful show.

Celestron's iconic orange NexStar series is on sale on Amazon and includes the smallest of the set, the NexStar 4SE, a perfect first telescope for new stargazers. It has a 4-inch aperture and go-to technology for easily finding night sky objects.

Discover why some stars shine blue, white, orange or red and what those colors tell us about the cosmos.

Venus and Jupiter passed close to one another, setting the stage for a captivating planetary photoshoot.

Here's where and when to see the 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse on Feb. 6, 2027

Set your alarm for June 10 as Saturn shines beside a bright crescent moon in the predawn sky.

The livestream begins at 3:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) on June 9.

As it turns out, the conditions that set Venus and Jupiter up for their conjunctions in the sky are the same that are critical for life to survive on Earth.

Jupiter and Venus meet in the western sky on June 9 — here's how to see it.

A coronal mass ejection is currently racing toward Earth and could trigger G2 to G3 geomagnetic storm conditions on June 8, potentially boosting aurora displays across northern latitudes.

Most meteor showers are seen after dark, but the Arietids offer a rare chance to spot shooting stars in the dawn sky.

On Aug. 12, 2026, some of the best beaches in the world will play host to totality.

The last dark skies of spring are the perfect time to get to know a new smart telescope and go deep-sky stargazing.

Remarkable backyard footage captures giant solar prominence and streams of coronal rain flowing along the sun's magnetic field lines.

Three planets, two stars and one moon create a spectacular June sky show.

Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Night shining noctilucent clouds could brighten the sky before dawn and after sunset from tonight!

A deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the best lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028.

Heads up aurora chasers! We could be in for a show! Multiple CMEs are en route and could spark strong geomagnetic storm conditions and auroras deep into mid latitudes.

A trio of major solar flares triggered radio blackouts across Earth and may spark impressive northern lights as possible solar storms head our way.

Three bright planets will conjoin in the June sky early this month before the Moon jumps in on the 16th. The conjunction will feature the two brightest planets from our point of view: Venus, blazing hot and near at hand, and Jupiter, far away but orders of magnitude larger. Arrayed in a line drawn from […]

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With the eclipse occurring near sunset over a complex landscape, eclipse chasers must do their research before the big moment on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's what to do.

Over 60 hours of light data was used to create this stunning view of the gravitationally bound "Leo Triplet" galaxies.

From urban beaches and hidden capes to lighthouses and mountain peaks, here's where to see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, if you're on Spain's east coast or in the Balearic Islands.

The Celestron Origin Mark II smart telescope will have you capturing crisp images of deep-sky objects within minutes of taking it out of the box.