The Moon passes 5° north of Jupiter at 7 A.M. EDT. Early risers can enjoy the pairing before sunrise, standing some 50° high in the east an hour before the Sun crests the horizon. Now in its waning ...

The planet named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology is visible all night long right now, rising in the east at sunset and setting in the west at sunrise. Jupiter is also as close as it’s ...

Plus, catch Saturn and Neptune at their brightest; spy the "string of pearls" galaxy; and a close encounter of the moon and ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Four major planets are in prime positions for nighttime viewing. But with bitterly cold temperatures sweeping much of the nation, you may want to wait a few days before doing any ...

Look above the eastern horizon in the hours preceding dawn on Sept. 1 to find Venus shining among the stars of the constellation Cancer, with Jupiter visible as a bright point of ...

Alongside the planets will be a nearly-full 'sturgeon moon' that will reach peak illumination on August 9. The planet parade will also be followed by the Perseid meteor shower, which will peak on the ...

This month, stargazers will be able to see seven planets in the evening sky, in a celestial event known as a great alignme nt. Five planets — Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury — will be ...

What appears to be a ripple in space is actually a newborn planet eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits its host star. This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — If you're trying to get a beautiful look at the planets in our solar system, you're in luck. Between February 25 and February 28, all seven planets in our solar system will be ...