Look to the east and west after dark this week, and you’ll quickly see two very bright “stars ... What’s going on? Neither are stars. Shining in the west shines is Venus, and in the ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

The rare day the sun does come out changes the landscape dramatically; it also dramatically uplifts my spirit. When the sun is shining ... make a greater effort to see and appreciate them under ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.

much like the Sun does during the day, making it tricky for us to see all the stars shining. But the Dark Sky Park is really dark. KEITH: Hi, guys. Hi, kids. WOMAN: Hi, there. I'm Keith.

"The Sun is just one among a hundred billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, each with its own cosmic tale to tell." — Timothy Ferris, in the film Seeing in the Dark The stars seem to change ...

it will already be above the horizon and shining brightly as the sun sets on Dec. 13. Skywatchers are unlikely to see as many of the (up to) 120 shooting stars per hour during the peak that many ...

We learn about the planets, stars, and galaxies ... Not much changes about the Sun in so short a time, but it still means that when you look at the Sun, you see it as it was 8 minutes ago.