Both Venus and Saturn will be in the Aquarius constellation, the water bearer, during their close approach. To help spot it, ...

On Jan. 4, Saturn briefly hid behind the crescent moon, escaping the view of skywatchers in Europe, Africa, western Russia ...

Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war ...

The conjunction is an illusion. On Saturday, Venus and Saturn will be separated by 875 million miles — about eight times the distance between Venus and Earth. Although no equipment is required ...

January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and ...

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

The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, ...

Out of all the planets in our solar system beyond Earth, most consider Saturn’s beauty to be the most spectacular, with a set of rings that have inspired curiosity for hundreds of years. In the 17th ...

Four bright planets are visible together in the night sky this month, also known as a "planetary parade" which is a must-see ...

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

We're not getting the "planetary alignment" everyone's been talking about it on social media the last few weeks, sorry. ...