This time of year, Aileen O'Donoghue cheers and pumps her fists as the sun sets earlier and earlier. "I just love these early evenings! The dark reveals other things to us!" said O'Donoghue, ...

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 ...

I absolutely love stargazing in January. It’s worth bundling up for. Pottsville nights are long with some of the brightest constellations of the year. This January though is really something: Jupiter, ...

Tonight, the Moon will pass close to bright Jupiter, offering stargazers a striking and easily visible sight. This naked-eye event will make two of the night sky’s brightest objects appear side by ...

July will kick off with a pairing of planets, the opening act of a month packed with astronomy events including a supermoon and dueling meteor showers. On Saturday evening, Venus and Mars will glow ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a striking celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S. But unless you're willing to wake up before ...

• Sun rises at 7:30 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m. EDT on the 1st • Sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 4:37 p.m. EST on the 30th All the classic autumn star groups are on display in November. Looking ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...