I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to ...

In March 2025 we have a fine opportunity to view the planet that many astronomy guide books refer to as the most difficult of ...

Mercury, the first planet from the sun, is about to stand out among the stars this week. But this brightness is not expected ...

Although most of these planets have been visible in the night sky since January, Mercury will be joining the procession for just a few days, before Saturn gets lost in the sunset's glare in early ...

According to NASA, multi-planet lineups are visible "every few years," but a seven-planet alignment is particularly uncommon, as each planet's orbit varies, with some moving more quickly and Mercury, ...

Mercury and Saturn are expected to pass each other in the western sky after sunset, according to The Planetary Society, a nonprofit focused on astronomy and space exploration founded by scientist ...

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

The best time to see the planets will be just after sunset. Don't dawdle. Saturn will set about 40 minutes after the sun, the moon about an hour after the sun, and Mercury 20 minutes after that ...

The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to get the best view before they disappear.

From March 5 through March 10, Mercury will set at, or shortly after the end of evening twilight, more than 1 hour 30 minutes after sunset for mid-northern latitudes. Mercury is popularly known as ...