Even though summertime brings our shortest nights of the year, there are still plenty of fascinating scenes in the night sky over Connecticut over the next few months. Here's a chronological list of ...

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

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

Nearby will be the Bull's brightest star, orange Aldebaran, fairly conspicuous in its own right, yet still shining only a ...

Wednesday, February 14: Crescent Moon And Jupiter Look again to the southwest after dark to see a 32%-lit waxing crescent moon closing in on Jupiter, the brightest planet in the night sky.

There’s love in the night sky. Jupiter and Venus are set to share a “cosmic kiss” Thursday night as they appear side by side. The two planets crossed paths shortly after sunset Wednesday ...

In this alignment, Jupiter is at its closest approach to Earth in its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter in the night sky.

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.

Bluish-white Regulus in Leo is moving toward the western horizon and sets around 10 p.m. in mid-July, followed a couple of ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

TWO new stars have suddenly appeared in the night sky, caused by some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Two ...

Venus: Venus dazzles in the eastern sky before sunrise, shining brightly for a couple of hours each morning. It’s joined by ...