Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest ...

November's Sky Above episode features a supermoon, meteor shower, and interstellar comet, with experts discussing these ...

The 6%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible roughly 5 degrees above the horizon as the sun sets on Oct. 23, with Mercury ...

Sunrise and sunset • Rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m. on the 1st (daylight saving time) • Rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets ...

A trio of meteor showers sends flashes of light across our skies this month, and the first week will feature the largest and ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 29: The First Quarter Moon shines After ...

As dawn broke over the Martian landscape, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured an intriguing image of something drifting in the ...

Stargazers using telescopes should be able to see the object in the predawn sky beginning Nov. 11, according to EarthSky.

Earth is, simply put, a ball of confusion these days for most of us—from its pandemics to its politics and everything in ...

Comprehensive guide to November 2025 night sky events, including visible planets Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury, the year’s brightest supermoon and peak meteor showers.

What a race we have in store! Sovereignty, last years winner Sierra Leone, Fierceness and Forever Young are all set to line ...

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...