The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's moon cluster together in the same region of the pre-dawn sky ...

Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning ... low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon.

7. Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are all prominent. Mercury, which recently moved into the pre-dawn sky, also is relatively easy to spot, while dim Uranus and Neptune are a little more elusive.

It won't get as bright again in the post-sunset sky until September 2026 and the pre-dawn sky until November 2026. Venus is so bright because it is so close to Earth. That's despite it currently ...

Venus rises in close proximity to Saturn and dimmer Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on April 2. | Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Friday, May 2, presents a perfect opportunity to catch the mighty ...

A ground telescope in Chile detected cosmic polarization signals, confirming the universe’s first stars' timeline.

The WTOP newsroom started getting calls from listeners across the D.C. region about a bright object in the sky around 5:30 a.m ... was the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission from Kennedy Space ...