Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night skies above over the coming month ...

Stargazers can see six planets all in one evening during the second month of the year, especially Mercury, which is usually difficult to spot.

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...

One of the best naked-eye stargazing sights of the year is on offer to skywatchers this week — if you can rise before the sun Friday (Sept. 19). Just before sunrise, the crescent moon, the brilliant ...

The Moon passes 0.8° north of Venus and 1.3° north of magnitude 1.4 Regulus at 8 A.M. EDT, all with Venus less than 0.5° from Regulus as well. The trio rises together around 4:30 A.M. local daylight ...

For months, Saturn has been a steady presence in the sky after sunset, but after tonight, it will move away from our view for ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will witness the razor-thin waning crescent moon rise close to Venus and the bright star Regulus in the predawn sky on Sept. 19, while others will see the lunar disk pass ...

The moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot. A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at ...

Dwarf planet 1 Ceres reaches its stationary point in Cetus the Whale at 9 P.M. EDT. Previously it was moving eastward relative to the background stars. Now it will begin to move westward, or ...

Watch this stunning pairing in the pre-dawn sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a ...