The same light scattering that makes our daytime sky blue intensifies during smoke events, as larger particles allow the ...

Wake up early to witness the year's most dazzling planetary pairing as Venus and Jupiter close in for a celestial rendezvous.

Plus: The August Full Sturgeon Moon shines, the colorful double star Albireo sparkles, and Mercury reappears in the sky this ...

Early morning risers who head out to work and school before sunrise are likely beginning to notice an extremely bright star-like object appearing low in the eastern sky just before the sun itself.

Nearby, you'll also be able to spot the bright star Aldebaran, a first-magnitude star that shines with a distinct orange hue and marks the right eye of Taurus the Bull. Venus outshines Aldebaran by ...

If you head out before sunrise (say, about 5 a.m. local time) and look eastward during the next few days, you’ll see ...

The Moon and Jupiter share the morning sky as they rise together in Gemini the Twins. The pair is about 3° high in the northeast an hour and a half before sunrise, forming an elongated triangle with ...

There might be reason for you to wake up early this weekend: In a rare celestial occurrence, five major planets will align to grace the eastern sky Saturday morning. Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn ...