With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

In the night sky, it appears as a curved band of stars and what appears to be glowing clouds. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, and we're located in one of its arms, so what you're actually ...

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2025 and ... born of the same primordial gas cloud. To the unaided eye, only six of the stars are usually apparent, including their parents ...

It still remains an eye-catching sight, however, thanks to its proximity to the Twin Stars of Gemini ... into the sunset fires. Related: Night sky, February 2025: What you can see tonight ...

Everybody Loves a Cluster with a Nebula This is NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The bright stars ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Look to the east and west after dark this week, and you’ll quickly see two very bright “stars” in the evening sky.

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?

From the ground, the ethereal cloud formations can only be seen during astronomical twilight. That's the point in the night when most of the sky has grown dark, but the rays from the sun can still ...