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

But unlike Jupiter, Venus does have phases, going from not illuminated at all (when it is between the Earth and the Sun) to ...

Venus has long been dismissed as a hellish world — crushing pressure, sulfuric acid clouds, and temperatures hot enough to ...

Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had ...

Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—will appear in the sky together in a special planet parade on Feb. 28.

February holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky. See what's happening in the skies over North Texas this ...

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best ...

Will two rare supernovas finally tell us how fast the universe is expanding? Perhaps, but we'll have to wait for it for them ...

The big astronomical event in February is a rare “planetary parade,” according to NASA. You’ll be able to see Mercury, Venus, ...

If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that may be visible to the naked eye, a new study finds.

Most of the time, the shape of Earth’s magnetic field is quite similar to that which would be produced by a bar magnet ...

This month's The Sky Above features astronomical events happening this month, including a parade of planets and a local ...