The Euclid space telescope has dropped its first data and deep field observations showing millions of galaxies in great ...

Look west and see the sun set. Look east, the full moon rises. Seeing this phenomenon is impressive, but not unique, according to the Journal's astronomy expert, Kevin McKeown. In April, September, ...

Remember, the ecliptic is the path that the sun is taking. So that's basically tracing out the plane of the solar system. And then all of this is a backdrop, and all the constellations are much ...

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this ...

Stargazers in parts of the U.S. have a fleeting opportunity this month to catch a rare celestial phenomena—a "parade" of seven planets—for the last time until the year 2036.

As humans, we’re curious about how we got here. When we look out at the night sky, we see stars and planets, even galaxies.

That path is called the ecliptic, and it exists because all ... Sometimes, it worked. The movement of constellations, for example, heralds the change of seasons, and thus can be used as an ...

This path, known as the ecliptic, is the same one that the sun travels along during the year. This happens because the planets orbit around the sun in the same plane. Dr. van Belle likened the ...

Its position is very close to the ecliptic, meaning it is often occulted ... of Regulus (outside this field of view). Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point ...

There is an imaginable line that the Sun traces across the sky known as the "ecliptic". This has the basis in the ... as well as other objects like satellites and constellations. Some planets will ...

According to NASA, "planet parade" isn't a technical term in astronomy, but planetary alignments ... in close proximity in the sky along the ecliptic plane, creating the illusion of a cosmic ...