Now in Cancer, our waning Moon hangs close to Jupiter. The gas giant is a great telescopic target, with cloud patterns and ...

Wandering planets are not likely to be captured because the planet would have to lose energy to become gravitationally bound.

Bright evening star Venus now stands in line with Virgo’s alpha star, Spica, as the pair sets in the early-evening sky.

Saturn’s biggest, brightest moon is once again near the ringed planet today and tomorrow as it circles on its 16-day orbit.

Earth's satellite skims through several constellations, meeting up with planets and stars in the sky this week.

ESA's Samba and Tango closed out the 26-year Cluster mission with two targeted reentries a day apart, giving airborne ...

Neptune is at its best for the year, while Mars and Jupiter dominate the morning sky and Venus shines brightly after sunset.

The waning crescent Moon lies in Gemini today, not far from the 3rd-magnitude star Epsilon (ε) Geminorum, roughly around where western twin Castor’s knee would be. Mars is also in Gemini, closer to ...

Venus now sits due south of Spica in the evening sky. Check them out as they shine for a short time after sunset.

The Moon visits Taurus the Bull, skimming north of the Pleiades as well as visiting the distant ice giant Uranus.

The Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula is a great target for any telescope under this evening’s dark, moonless skies.