all defining the line of the ecliptic in the cold winter sky this night. Alan Dyer/Getty Images The solar system has eight planets overall – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...

illuminates the night sky. Known as the Cold Moon for its association with the chilly winter season, this celestial event will be visible at its peak Sunday morning, Dec. 15, passing opposite the ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

The 2024-2025 winter can be summed up in three words: warm, cold, then warm, again. Early heavy snowfall in November appeared to set the country on a path toward a cold winter, but that wasn't the ...