The coming week will see the gas giant Saturn return to the Northern Hemisphere's late night sky, after spending the last few ...

Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair.

An illustration of the Northern Hemisphere sky at noon on Dec. 21 as the Earth is tilted farthest from the sun. (Image credit: Starry Night Education) Winter is coming.

By Kat Troche As summer deepens in the Northern Hemisphere, a familiar constellation rises with the galactic core of the ...

Between March 18 and 21, Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, will have a rare dual visibility — visible in both the morning and evening skies for a few days in the northern hemisphere.

The Night Sky This Week: March 18-24, 2024 This week brings a way marker for stargazers, with the vernal equinox meaning the length of the day and night are the same everywhere in the world.

If you are in the northern hemisphere, the northern axis of Earth points directly to Polaris or the North Star. Polaris remains fixed in the night sky as Earth rotates, so this star is vital for ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3, is expected to be visible to the naked eye for several weeks this October across the Northern Hemisphere, with the best opportunity between Oct ...

The galaxy cluster known as the "Leo Trio" appears in the early evening sky around the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere in March. The photo was taken with a telescope from a city in ...