Jupiter and Mars have joined a famous asterism called the Winter ... our sky, is only eight light years away. If Rigel were the same distance from the Sun as Sirius, we’d never have night ...

The brightest planets in January's night sky: How to see them (and when) Monthly skywatching information is provided to Space.com by Chris Vaughan of Starry Night Education, the leader in space ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Here are some of the constellations and planets to observe in the winter sky this season. One of the biggest and brightest constellations in the night sky is Orion the Hunter. First, look ...

An illustration shows Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus in a dark, starry sky. "This combination of getting everything within ... we get to see things chase each other around and sometimes fill the sky ...