On a sunny day, shorter wavelengths (like blue and violet) scatter most effectively due to Rayleigh scattering, which is ...

The Sun reaches its southernmost point, the Ursid meteor shower peaks, and the Christmas Tree Cluster glitters in the sky ...

The two brightest nighttime objects, the moon and the planet Venus put on a lovely display in the western evening sky of ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. So far 2023 has been the year of Venus. Since January, the closest planet to Earth has been getting higher into the post-sunset ...

A partial solar eclipse. Numerous eye-catching planetary get-togethers. Saturn's rings perform a vanishing act. In the upcoming year, stargazers can anticipate an array of celestial wonders to get ...

Last Quarter Moon occurs at 8:28 P.M. EST, leaving most of the evening dark for deep-sky observing. About two hours after sunset, you’ll find the Great Square of Pegasus high in the southeastern ...

Of course, several months ago, Venus was considerably lower in the western sky, and setting much closer to sunset. But the best is yet to come! Through the rest of December into January ...

Venus is getting brighter in the post-sunset western sky, this week passing close to Neptune. It’s an excuse to get eyes on the eighth and post distant planet, though you will need binoculars.