Usually, this is the most prominent triangular star pattern of the winter sky. But this year there ... shifted westward against the star background. On that night, Mars was well to the east ...

Here are some of the constellations and planets to observe in the winter sky this season. One of the biggest and brightest constellations in the night sky is Orion the Hunter. First, look ...

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, four of them to the naked eye - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

with the last week of March ideal for grabbing one last longing look at the bright stars of winter before they sink into the western horizon and disappear from the evening night sky for six months.

While it might be tempting to stay home and rug up, winter is the best time of year to go out and see the night sky. This year has been particularly chilly in the southern half of Australia ...

February might be our shortest month, but it’s far from bleak. The winter night sky will be beckoning us to look up all month long. In January, we were treated to a “Planet Parade” of four ...

At the very darkest sites on Earth, far removed from humanity’s wasted sky-directed light, that background can be as dim as 22 mag/arcsec 2. I’d love to have a moonless night with my ...

By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in ... “The sky is really beautiful in winter,” he said. “It’s a great time ...