Mercury, the first planet from the sun, is about to stand out among the stars this week. But this brightness is not expected ...

These next two weeks bring us a potentially thrilling partial eclipse of the sun and amazing sights of Venus in its once-every-eight-years steepest departure from the evening sky.

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s what you need to know to catch a glimpse.

For months now, we have been teased by the planets in the night sky. Uranus and Neptune need a telescope to be seen, but Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus can be seen with the naked eye. All of these ...

Tonight a total lunar eclipse will sweep the Western Hemisphere as the sun, earth and moon align. Called the 'Blood Moon', ...

For the best chances, spectators should look at the sky as soon as the sun sets. That's when the planets will make a brief appearance. Tokyo started seeing the parade first, on Feb. 22 ...

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

It rapidly zooms into the morning sky, reaching an angular distance of 15 degrees from the sun by month's end. Meanwhile, glowing brilliantly, well up in the southern and western sky is Jupiter.

Mars SKY AT Viewed from above the solar system, the seven planets will fall within Earth’s line of sight at sunset, and will not be obscured by the sun. Viewed from above the solar system ...