A 'false dusk' will be visible during twilight in February, but only from locations that are free of light pollution. Here's ...

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and when to catch the event.

'Planet parade' isn't a technical term in astronomy but it is one widely used to describe the alignments of planets. The ...

Astronomy fans know 2025 kicked off with a ... All planets revolve around the sun along the same orbital plane, known as the ecliptic on Earth, and all of them travel along it and eventually ...

Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...

And, in fact, the moon can range even farther to the north and south than the sun because its orbit is inclined 5.1 degrees to the ecliptic. In special years this tilt adds to the ecliptic's own ...