Victor Rogus is an American amateur astronomer and a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in London. This is the 10th in his series of exclusive Space.com posts about amateur astronomy. He ...

The second largest planet in the solar system will pair up with the moon over New York in the evening on Thursday. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A great sky event is coming up, and Michiganders have a really good chance at seeing this event. One astronomer is calling it a “Grand Conjunction.” A conjunction is when two planets come very close ...

On Dec. 21, after drawing visibly closer and closer in the night sky over the past few months, Jupiter and Saturn will appear the closest they have since March 4, 1226, nearly 800 years ago. They were ...

Rare conjunction of moon, Venus, Regulus to light up sky will take place on September 19. This celestial event will bring together the crescent moon, the planet Venus, and the star Regulus in a close ...