Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

I'm sure that most of us have noticed the "flickering" effect (as Ariana put it) of stars in our night sky. And we've all heard of the 19th century poem penned in 1806 by the British poet ...

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this ...

Your eyes will be drawn here to Rigel (Beta Orionis) and Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis), two of the brightest stars in the sky. One of the most beautiful constellations in the sky is the celestial ...

Early rises will be able to catch the Moon hanging between Venus and Mercury in the predawn sky — check ... Jupiter — the brightest point of light in Taurus, close to the stars that mark ...

Pulling the plastic bins down the rough pavement of my driveway, I stare up at a smattering of stars and planets. I can’t see that many; the band of the Milky Way that I used to see nightly when I ...

The pre-dawn sky on April 25 will see a conjunction of Venus, Saturn and a waning crescent moon, which will resemble a ...