Through them, he claimed to see a royal-blue oval on the hull, a white eight-pointed star, and the words “"Celtic" and "Union" in block letters on either side. When he called his wife to look, the ...

This composite image was weeks in the making, as Horálek’s two "crossings" happened months apart. Mars traced its path ...

Many astronomical events, such as meteor showers, run by calendrical timings as well. But our moon and the other planets move ...

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

Two supermoons — occurring when the full moon coincides with its closest approach to Earth — will close out 2026. At about 226,000 miles away, the moon appears larger and brighter than average, ideal ...

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the moon (at a convenient time), a blue moon and a supermoon ...

From volcanic landscapes to world-class observatories, a journey through the Canary Islands reveals a night sky unlike ...

At opposition, Earth lies directly between Jupiter and the Sun, so the planet is fully illuminated from our point off view ...

If you’ve been seeing an unusually bright ‘star’ in the sky recently, it’s actually Jupiter, which will shine at its ...

Jupiter will reach opposition on Saturday, January 10, making it the brightest and largest it will appear in 2026 as Earth ...

Jupiter is reaching its closest approach to Earth in 2026, blazing brighter than almost anything in the night sky and visible ...

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