The moon often appears pink, orange or even red when it’s low ... The galaxy is thought to contain around 300 billion stars and even more planets, a figure that’s as staggering as it is ...

April brings renewal to the stars and planets of the morning and evening skies. Jupiter, long a morning planet, comes into its own in the evening sky. On the 7th, Earth glides between the giant ...

Mercury, the messenger of the gods, pops into the evening sky in April, making its best evening appearance of the year. Look to the west-northwest an hour after sunset around the 18th, when it ...