Northern Minnesota is home to some of the darkest and most pristine night skies in the United States. The Boundary Waters ...

Texas stargazers can catch a rare "smiley face" in the sky on Friday, April 25. Venus, Saturn and the Moon will create the ...

After months without a meteor shower, sky-gazers now have a reason to keep their chins up — the Lyrids are here to kick off the season. The Lyrids have graced the sky since April 17 and will hang ...

A triple planetary conjunction is lighting up the skies with a “smiley face” on April 25, thanks to Venus, Saturn and the ...

When a new comet appears in the sky, there is often excitement. But things don’t always end well for the ancient celestial objects, made of ice, frozen gases and rock, as they near the sun — and an ...

It’s known for its bright and fast-moving shooting stars resulting from Halley’s comet, the most famous comet of all, which ...

The Moon is one of nature's wonders, but to photograph it successfully you first have to understand it. Although ...

In 1967, a high-resolution photographic atlas of the moon used to plan the lunar landing ... life down here in southern Arizona.” The night sky and the Milky Way above Kitt Peak Observatory.

The variation of a full moon – known as a micromoon – will look slightly smaller and dimmer on Saturday night. But the change may be tricky to spot with the naked eye. A micromoon occurs when ...

Skygazers will be able to enjoy spring’s first full moon — known as a “Pink Moon” — across the world this weekend. And for some, it is imbued with religious significance. Here’s when ...

On Fridays this month, the UW-Milwaukee planetarium's "Stars in the Tropics" takes stargazers to cities near the equator for a different perspective on the night sky. While we’re certainly not ...

WASHINGTON — April's skywatching events are in full this month as stargazers will be able to see a pink moon, a meteor shower and a cosmic "smiley face" in the night sky. The celestial lineup ...