Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

S kywatchers are in for a treat as two annual meteor showers begin this week. The Perseids, widely regarded as the most ...

On July 28, a rare skywatching event will bring the crescent moon and Mars together in the Western skies of Southern ...

On the night of July 15, a striking conjunction of the moon, Saturn, and Neptune will unfold in the eastern sky, offering ...

This July, skywatchers across Southern California are in for a remarkable sight as the crescent Moon and Mars converge in a ...

A waning gibbous moon, by now rising late at night, will appear first, followed by the steady, golden glow of Saturn. They’ll ...

Mars is easiest to see when it’s closest to Earth, which happens about every two years. This event is called “opposition.” In ...

The full moon will come "with a celestial bonus—setting in the early morning sky near a dazzling alignment of Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter." ...

As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.

All eyes will turn to the skies tonight (Thursday) when the July full moon will shine in all its glory. This month’s full ...

The moon and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye that morning, but skywatchers will need a telescope to see the “far ...

The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is making real change on the ground, enabling astronomy research. Its Research Education ...