We're celebrating Space.com's 25th birthday this week, and instead of pinning a tail on a donkey, we're staying on brand by pinning our telescopes to a bunch of cosmic marvels. If you'd like to ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

in the southeastern pre-dawn night sky. You can actually watch that event subtly change every morning this week. The reason to wake-up early to see it today is because a slim 12% crescent Moon ...

A great alignment is only possible when the planets are all relatively far from the sun, so they are visible at night, and all in roughly the same half of the sky, so they can be seen at the same ...

But the trick that we always try to tell people is planets twinkle less than stars, so you look for things that aren’t twinkling as much ... IRA FLATOW: And if you’re lucky enough to have a telescope ...

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It's a new year, and no better way to kick it off than a dazzling display in the night sky. In 2024 ... While not rare to see the planets, this time you'll be able to check off sightings of multiple ...

(NASA's Eyes on the Solar System) However, as shown above, if you look at the solar system from the outside, the alignment disappears. For more about what we can see in the night sky this winter ...

And, when the night brings ... Dark-Sky Association. For those who love the twinkling lights, grab a blanket and head out to view nature's light show. You may get lucky and see a shooting star ...

Here what you need to know on how to spot the can't-miss astronomical event. A planetary parade is a colloquial term that means four or more planets line up in the night sky at once. It's not a ...