The first evening of June finds Mars in the company of a lovely crescent Moon. The Red Planet reached opposition back in January and has faded considerably since then, glowing now at 1st magnitude.

Venus is shining brightly over the European Southern Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to ...

The galactic centre area of the Milky Way in Sagittarius behind the grand old barn near home in southern Alberta, on June 30, 2019. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

Three celestial bodies will be meeting up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the sky, including in Kentucky. What makes the close approach of the objects so ...

Three celestial bodies are about to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the United States – including Florida. The moon and Venus will soon be joined ...