Such events are called conjunctions, and they take place when, from Earth’s perspective, two objects in the sky seem to line ...

Professor of physics and astronomy Darryl Stanford uses the planetarium at the College of San Mateo to show what can be seen ...

The inner planets Mercury and Venus will both be visible in the east-southeast sky before sunrise on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

There was a conjunction of Mercury and Mars on Nov. 12. The Leonid meteor shower peaks the week on Nov. 16, plus find out why Saturn's rings are disappearing this month. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

(March 21-April 19) ★★★ The New Moon each month is an opportunity to make resolutions or set intentions. This month’s New ...

Wiry scrub oaks, massive canyon live oaks, and the golden-leaved black oaks all contribute to the growing collection of ...