Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Look to the east and west after dark this week, and you’ll quickly see two very bright “stars” in the evening sky.

It’s Venus. From January through September, the closest planet to Earth dominated the post-sunset night western sky as the “Evening Star,” becoming ever-brighter, before sinking back into ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

Four bright planets are visible together in the night sky this month in what NASA calls a "planetary parade" that is a must-see for stargazers. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will each take a ...