Despite the name, a planetary alignment isn’t when the planets get in a row, it’s when a fair few gather on one side of the ...

Seven worlds align under one sky in a breathtaking photograph captured by astrophotographer Josh Dury. Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured this stunning photograph of the seven-planet alignment on ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

Enjoy the Mars Triangle while it still lasts, for after mid-March it will be no more. We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between ...

The smaller of the two famous dipper-shaped asterisms in the northern sky, the Little Dipper extends from the North Star, Polaris, at the end of its handle. But while this 2nd-magnitude star is ...

From planets and constellations, to eclipses and the Aurora Borealis, here's what to look for in the sky this spring ...

Use JoJo's tablet to discover what is in the night sky, click or tap on ... Follow the sequence of the stars to reveal the constellation. Take stargazing photos to send to Great Gran Gran.

(NOTE: Planets will appear as bright stars in the sky. You will not see definition unless viewed through a telescope.) For reference, the sun has an apparent magnitude of -26.7 (too bright to look ...