For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...

Initial observations suggest the comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), will continue getting brighter as it approaches the sun.

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Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky this week.

The swirling, paint-like clouds in the darkness of space in this stunning image seem surreal, like a portal to another world ...

Venus is very bright right now and can be seen with the naked eye just after sunset. Using a telescope, backyard astronomers ...

The next full moon over Mississippi rises April 12. Know when to find dark skies to watch the Lyrids meteor shower this month ...

After putting on a great show in our evening sky since the fall of 2024, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for ...

These next two weeks, the evening sky offers us arguably the best overall parade in months of moon pairings with bright ...

After sunset on April 2, look for the crescent moon and Jupiter in the western sky. The duo will appear within a palm’s width ...

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On the evening of April 1, the crescent Moon ... bright star Vega in the constellation of Lyra. At the time of their narrow peak (late a.m. on the 22nd), the Sun will be high in the sky, so ...