Jupiter reaches opposition — Earth is between the other planet and the sun — on Dec. 7, when not only is it at its closest and brightest, but it is also viewable all night, rising as the sun sets, and ...

The new moon of December occurs tonight. A day later, Southern Hemisphere observers will see the peak of the Phoenicid meteor ...

December promises to be a sparkly month. Venus dominates the southwestern sky at dusk with Saturn following in same direction ...