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

Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how to get the best view of the rare conjunction.

Using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, scientists have found a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf. This is ...

Astronomers are expecting a “new star” to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September ... a dead white dwarf ...

What’s that bright star in the sky after sunset ... Visible below Jupiter and rising into view in the east as the sky darkens, the red planet appears to give off a golden glow for the rest ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

Famous for housing the brightest star in the sky, magnitude –1.4 Sirius ... with some orangey-red and others blue-white. Because it's so close to Sirius, wide-field views will show both at ...

Annie Costabile covers the Chicago Sky and Red Stars for the Chicago Sun-Times. Annie Costabile covers the Chicago Sky and Red Stars for the Chicago Sun-Times.

The fading summer leaves us more hours of darkness to enjoy the stars, which is nice for finding some of the less obvious treasures of the night sky. Jupiter rises in the east about two and a half ...