Nearly 400 years ago, Galileo looked at the Pleiades star cluster through his telescope and noticed that the seven or so ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight local time, specifically for ...

Meanwhile, Venus and Saturn — both beaming in the morning sky — welcome Jupiter into the fold. The gas giant makes its first appearance at mid-month in Gemini, low in the northeast about an hour ...

Stargazing in July hopefully promises warm nights in Wyoming. The highlight of July evenings is the prominent band of the Milky Way arcing across the dark skies. Along the Milky Way, you’ll spot the ...

Located 1,600 metres above sea-level on the peak of a mountain in Chile is an observatory that houses the world’s largest digital camera ...

Come July, stargazers can enjoy a spectacular celestial showcase featuring star clusters, meteor showers, and planetary ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, June 27The Moon passes 3° north of Mercury at 2 A.M. EDT. By ...

At the time of this writing, June 23, Jupiter was about half a degree left of the afternoon Sun and due to pass behind it ...