March’s night sky brings a total lunar eclipse, a rare chance to see Mercury, and shifting planets. Don’t miss these ...

Historical data shows that auroras occur more often during the spring and autumn equinox.

Mercury is visible just below Venus for the first week and a half of March. March is the best time to view Mercury, a planet ...

If you haven't caught the "planet parade," don't despair. This Friday should offer the best glimpse of one of the most elusive planets.

The next two weeks will bring us one of the most unquestionably lovely and eerie of astronomy's sights, a total eclipse of ...

Starship had been expected to launch again Monday. A previous launch ended in an explosion over the Caribbean, and sent commercial airlines scattering to avoid falling rocket debris.

March is a great month for skywatchers. In addition to the full moon, a total lunar eclipse will cast the moon in a coppery reddish glow for hours.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

Moon marks the halfway point between the New Moon and the Full Moon. It appears as a half-illuminated disk with the right ...

The $488-million mission is set to map the sky in 102 colors of light, probing cosmic inflation, galactic ices, and the history of the universe’s first light.

Hundreds of millions of Americans will have the chance in March to see the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years.

While much of what you've been hearing about a "Planetary Parade," is pure hype, you still do have reason to look into the night sky Sunday.