Comet Lemon will be in the heart of the constellation Boötes, the Herdsman, as it makes its closest approach to Earth on Oct. 21, before travelling on to pass beneath the head of the great serpent ...

Mars is within 5 degrees of Mercury from Oct. 12 through Oct. 29, but is much fainter. On the evening of Oct. 19, the two planets will appear closest together, just 2 degrees apart. About 30 minutes ...

Comets SWAN and Lemmon will both swing by Earth and appear bright in the sky near the end of October. Here’s how to see them.

The Draconids and the Orionids are the two major meteor showers happening in October, though one may offer a more spectacular ...

Comets Lemmon and SWAN are now becoming visible. Although they will get brighter next week, you can glimpse them now using ...

Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN will be closest to Earth as a new moon sets up prime viewing conditions. Add in a meteor shower and we may get spectacular sky gazing.

An ordinarily dim star is making a brilliant appearance in the night sky after unleashing a powerful nova explosion, which has rendered it visible to the naked eye. The nova V462 Lupi was first ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies. Earlier this month, we spoke of Ursa Major, the Big Bear, so this week we ...

The writer Tristan Gooley describes how a pair of familiar constellations can help a person navigate in darkness when other ...

California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the Milky Way galaxy will appear as a vibrant band arching across the night ...

The Draconids and the Orionids are the two major meteor showers happening in October, though one may offer a more spectacular ...