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, ...

The Show's ANALOGS series is about people who make things by hand — and what those things tell us about those people.

From the moon, you’d be witnessing a solar eclipse instead of the lunar eclipse being experienced back on Earth.

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

In contrast, during a total solar eclipse — which is preceded by a partial eclipse — the moon completely covers the sun, ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were already visible in the night sky after dusk this month, but Mercury joined them on Feb. 28. While it's common to see a few planets line up in the ...

According to NASA, multi-planet lineups are visible "every few years," but a seven-planet alignment is particularly uncommon, as each planet's orbit varies, with some moving more quickly and Mercury, ...

The ecliptic is also the reason that we on Earth sometimes observe ... According to Star Walk, the next "planet parade" A ...

NASA’s SPHEREx mission will survey the entire sky in 102 different “colors” of light, offering scientists an unprecedented ...

Although planets are always 'aligned' because they orbit the solar system along the same plane, called the ecliptic, it's rare to see five or six planets in the sky at once. A seven-strong planet ...

An alignment of seven planets will be visible in Friday's evening sky. Here's when and where to view the celestial phenomenon from Texas.