The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

and at least a basic knowledge of the night sky so you can hop from star to star and constellation to constellation to find interesting things like star clusters, galaxies, and planets.

Winter skies can be the clearest of the year and the richest in stars. Here are some of the constellations and planets to ...

A handful of planets in the solar system are expected to line up in the night sky for a few days in January 2025. Here's when ...

When we look up at the night sky, we see familiar stars and constellations that have been visible for thousands of years. Yet stars do not last forever. They live and die, though on exceptionally ...

Look up! Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s known as a "planetary parade," and most will be able to be seen with ...

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many ...

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...

An alignment of six planets will dazzle in January 2025. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align in the ...

(Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images) There are 88 constellations of stars in the night sky—all codified by the International Astronomical Union—so why bother looking for one that doesn’t ...