On March 29, the Moon will wedge itself between the Sun and Earth, blocking only a part of the star from our view.

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

At the start of March, Mercury and Venus lay in the west after sunset. Now both have passed between us and the Sun into the ...

My regular readers know that Summer is absolutely my favorite season, so the official arrival of Spring last week was a good ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

From a partial solar eclipse, to bright planets, and the end of the meteor shower 'drought', there is plenty to see in the ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

As Venus approaches its inferior conjunction, astrophotographers have snapped some striking shots of the crescent planet ...

It's a busy week in outer space! Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, astronomer with University and the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, checked in with NCPR to guide us through what we'll see.

You can tell spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere just by looking at the stars. Here's how to easily spot ...

Created from debris trails from Halley’s Comet, the eta Aquariids can be seen from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres ...

Anyone who managed to be awake in the early hours of Friday morning (and remembered to look at the moon) had a chance to see this year's total lunar eclipse. Here's a look at what some social ...