Mercury reaches greatest elongation in the evening sky this month. Venus and Jupiter have a spectacular conjunction, and ...

A short but striking sky show is coming for anyone with a clear view of the horizon.A three-night celestial meetup will ...

The combination of a rare Venus occultation, a planetary alignment, and the start of astronomical summer makes June one of the best months of 2026 for stargazing, according to NASA.

June's night sky delivers several must-see events, starting with a close encounter between Venus and Jupiter after sunset. Mercury joins the pair to form a rare three-planet lineup, while the Moon ...

The conjunction will feature the two brightest planets from our point of view: Venus, blazing hot and near at hand, and ...

It would take thousands of lifetimes to get to the nearest star system. That goes for extraterrestrials visiting Earth.

The bright planets will appear within a pinkie width of each other this June—their closest alignment until 2028.

Moon and Venus will appear close together in the night sky Monday, May 18.

In April, NASA's Artemis II astronauts ventured near the moon and returned some stunning new photos of our closest celestial neighbor. Now, the moon is about to have more company for one night in May, ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 29An hour after sunset this evening, Cancer the Crab ...

Venus and the moon will appear close together in the sky on the night of May 18 in an event known as a conjunction. A conjunction occurs when two or more celestial bodies appear near one another from ...