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

Higher up, you’ll find Mars close to the twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux: the Moon is very close to the Red Planet on 5 April. As it moves leftwards in the sky, Mars lines up with Castor and ...

Californians can glimpse up to 15 meteors each hour under cloudless skies while the Lyrid meteor shower is underway. The meteors can appear anywhere in the night sky, with some leaving vivid trails in ...

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 ...

Mars and the moon will also be in conjunction tonight. If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you can catch a ...

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

Venus, Saturn and the moon will form a triple conjunction, appearing to look like a smiley face in a sky. Here's how and when ...

Those looking up last night already saw a beautiful show as the near-full moon rose in clear skies. Tonight is slightly ...

Venus, Saturn, and Mercury are full of surprises this month, and they have one more awe-striking display in store. Before ...

This annual shower is expected to reach its peak and generate its highest number of shooting stars during ... Although the May moon will be 40% illuminated when the Eta Aquariids meteor shower reaches ...

Also known as the 'Paschal Moon,' April's full 'Pink Moon' will rise alongside Spica, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

If you look up in the night sky on Saturday, April 12, the first full moon of the spring season will look like a typical full ...