Jupiter shines brilliantly in the eastern sky this December as it nears opposition early in 2026, outshining nearby stars and ...

On Dec. 9-10, skywatchers across parts of Canada, the U.S. and Europe will witness a very rare occultation of the bright star ...

A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the "Star of ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. December 12: Comet Schaumasse visits some galaxies Uranus stands due south of a similarly bright star in Taurus the Bull ...

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Hello everyone. You can still see three of the five visible planets in your personal sky, Jupiter and Mercury in the early ...

Even though the shower begins tonight, the peak night will be December 13–14. This is when you will see the most meteors.

A new photo shows Mars shining like a red star in the night sky, alongside the blue-tinged "Heart of the Lion" star, Regulus. Despite their drastic differences, the two objects currently look ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on December 13–14, offering one of the year’s most dazzling sky shows with up to ...

Any clear night this month is the perfect time to pull out those binoculars or your telescope to observe the Orion Nebula. The nebula is, to the naked eye, the middle star in the “Sword” of Orion.

First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer constellations in the sky. And with earlier sunsets, you can kick off your ...

The summer solstice occurs at this evening at 10:42 P.M. EDT. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, this marks the official beginning of the summer season. (For those south of the equator, of course, ...