The Sun reaches its southernmost point, the Ursid meteor shower peaks, and the Christmas Tree Cluster glitters in the sky ...

Mars has now risen to the rank of the fifth brightest object in the pre-midnight evening sky, rivaled only by the moon, Venus, Jupiter and the brightest of all stars, Sirius.

December's full moon also coincides with the peak of the Geminid meteor shower, which should be most active on the night of ...

17), look low above the east-northeast horizon at around 8:00 p.m. local standard time and you'll see the waning gibbous moon, 89% illuminated, accompanied by a very bright and colorful star directly ...

The Geminids will light up the skies this week. Here’s the best time and place to see the annual meteor shower.

The Cold Moon — the 12th and final full moon of 2024 — will rise on Sunday (Dec. 15). It will ascend higher into the night ...

The bright gibbous Moon passes 4° north of Uranus at 5 A.M. EST. At that time, the Moon sits in Aries the Ram, while Uranus ...

This year, a waxing gibbous moon will affect visibility. The bright moonlight will ... to improved visibility next year, with fewer obstacles in the night sky. Unlike most meteor showers, which ...

The final full moon of 2024 is lighting up the skies this weekend to welcome in the holiday season. December's full Cold Moon rose overnight on Saturday (Dec. 14) and remained in the sky ... the night ...

The popular nickname “cold moon ” originated from native American tribes, in this case the Mohawks, which gave a name to each full moon throughout the year to help track the seasons. The cold in the ...