As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, four of them to the naked eye - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

Usually, this is the most prominent triangular star pattern of the winter sky. But this year there is ... against the star background. On that night, Mars was well to the east of the Twins ...

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

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

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The moon will appear a striking reddish color when a magnificent total lunar eclipse becomes visible. Here's when and how to see it.

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

Whenever planets are visible in the night sky, they always appear ... layering up and looking up anyway. “The sky is really beautiful in winter,” he said. “It’s a great time to go out ...

On the morning of Friday, March 14 -- the day of the full Worm Moon -- the moon will be 12 degrees above the western horizon ...