The lanes and clouds of dust in the star-forming Orion Nebula (M42) reveal a dark dimension to this familiar object.

Winter skies can be the clearest of the year and the richest in stars. Here are some of the constellations and planets to ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

Have you read on social media about the “once in 396 billion years” planetary alignment happening on Jan. 25? Guess what? Social media is not reliable. Here’s what’s really going on — and why you ...

Any clear winter night this month, look due south between 8:00 and 10:00 pm to spot the large “hour-glass” shape of Orion the ...

Hello everyone! We can see four planets in the early evening sky this week so definitely go out around 7:15 p.m. and enjoy ...

Greetings, stargazers. A prominent winter constellation is Taurus, the bull. It is particularly easy to find this month, because Jupiter is right in the middle of it. At magnitude -2.68, Jupiter will ...

During or after the holiday season, people often ask me why I don’t tell stories from the Judeo-Christian tradition. Frankly, ...

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...