In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. The new year’s missions will expand humanity’s horizons even further.

The new year will bring a total lunar eclipse on March 14. That’s the good news. The bad news is it begins at 12:19 a.m. and ...

All through January, Mars will be directly opposite the sun from Earth, with its salmon-pink hue shining brightly during the night. You’ll find Mars in the east as night falls, and in the southwest at ...

The first full moon of 2025 is called the Wolf Moon. It's also a supermoon, set to appear in night skies Jan. 13, and will ...

On January 10, Venus will be most visible after midnight in the western sky as it reaches its greatest distance from the Sun. Being well beyond the Sun’s light, Venus can shine brightly in the night ...

The first full moon of 2025 is called the Wolf Moon. It's also a supermoon, set to appear in night skies Jan. 13, and will pass in front of Mars during a phenomenon known as occultation. People across ...

Each evening, enjoy a sweeping view of four planets at once. Also look for Mars occulted by the Moon and meteors!

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

On the first five days of 2025, the Quadrantid meteor shower will streak across the sky with a peak of 40 shooting stars per ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its record-breaking flyby, coming within just 3.8 million miles (6.1 ...