Four of Earth’s neighbors are about to appear in a planetary alignment. Those four planets — Mercury, Venus, Neptune and ...

Four planets in the solar system are about to appear in alignment in the night sky. Here's how stargazers will be able to see ...

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

April’s planetary parade has fewer planets. Only four will line up: Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. April's parade of ...

In the coming days ahead, if any of your friends or relatives remark to you that they saw a "strange UFO" on the way to work ...

In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Without question, the month of April belongs to Venus. This dazzling planet, which dominated the evening sky from last fall on through the winter, has now taken up residence in the morning sky.

On the morning of April 21, you’ll be able to see Venus, Mercury, and Saturn low in the east — all without a telescope.

Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first ...

Jupiter: Spot Jupiter in the evening sky with a telescope, although with the sun setting later, it'll become more difficult to see. It'll be about 24 degrees above the horizon by April 30, setting ...

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...