Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February.

How unfortunate that combust — an astronomically useful adjective — has become all but obsolete. It was once defined as referring to the moon or a planet that is invisible to the naked eye because of ...

In case you missed the planetary alignment last month, don't worry — the "planet parade" continues into February, offering skygazers plenty of time to catch a glimpse of the six "aligning" planets. As ...

On any given night, it's likely that knowledgeable stargazers will be able to spot at least one bright planet shining in the night sky. Because they don't happen every year, such cosmic displays tend ...

With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.