Mercury — passes superior conjunction with the sun on Feb. 9 and enters the evening sky. By Feb. 19, only 9 degrees from the sun, Mercury can be seen at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...

However, everyone on Earth can currently see Venus after the Sun has set ... Equally beautiful! Be outside with a clear view to the northwestern sky after sunset, and you should be able to ...

It drops back toward the sun during March but appears as a beautiful slender crescent even in binoculars. Venus transitions to the morning sky in April, this time reappearing as a magnificent ...

Every second the Sun emits million times more energy than the world consumes ... Is it a threat to us, then? One Sky Project is an international collaboration focused on increasing understanding about ...

Given that the sun is literally the brightest object in the entire sky, even a modest boost from binoculars or telescopes will turn this bright object into a blowtorch. This is the same principle ...

Aside from the sun and moon, there is no brighter object ... close to the moon—undoubtedly one of the most beautiful sights for any sky-watchers—though Venus itself will be visible about ...

Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern Hemisphere observers have a ringside seat. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has just ...