You'll have a brief window to spot the moon and Mars on the night of August 26, as the celestial duo will slip below the ...

Other good stops for stargazing are on Palomar Mountain, “especially going down East Grade Road and overlooking Lake Henshaw.

Greetings! Our early morning sky is still amazing. Although we’re losing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter are still easy to see as ...

As light pollution threatens our view of the stars the world over, the annual Dark Sky photography contest reminds us of the ...

Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1. Venus will reach its highest altitude in the ...

Tourist offerings like the Jasper Dark Sky Festival in Alberta can help protect dark skies by generating support among ...

Among the wondrous objects that lie along the plane of the Milky Way is a faint fuzzy patch of light located to the west and ...

With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

Constellations aren’t just backdrop for horoscopes; they’re the sky’s street signs, and astronomers use them every night.

Viewing with the aid of 10x50 binoculars will bring the light cast by a stellar cluster into sharper focus, or even allow you ...

At the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Meredith Rawls makes sure reflected sunlight doesn’t ruin astronomical observations by the ...

Discover California’s top stargazing spots, from Griffith Observatory to Joshua Tree, under dark skies and wide-open horizons ...