During the course of a 13-second exposure, the International Space Station makes a trail of light in the sky as the station ...

Many moonless evenings the next two weeks are a great time for viewing the best of the summer stars. You may also see the remarkable occurrence of two exploding stars ...

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

I stood on a pee-wee football field, my skin the color of a fresh beet and close to blistering. Done so by the beams of a ...

As European markets experience a modest uptick, buoyed by easing geopolitical tensions and economic stimulus promises, investors are keenly observing potential opportunities. Among these are penny ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.” ...

Earth reaches aphelion, its farthest point from the sun, at 2:54 p.m. on July 3. At that moment we’ll be 94.5 million miles from our parent star.

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.

During July, the morning sky hosts three bright planets, each following its own path.

Earth reaches aphelion, its farthest point from the sun, at 2:54 p.m. on July 3. At that moment we’ll be 94.5 million miles ...

Having a good phone app is a lot of fun and quite helpful in verifying stars, asterisms, and constellations. Most apps will also show you locations of planets and some deep sky objects. I have ...