Not surprisingly, Venus is nicknamed “Morning Star” for when it’s visible before dawn ... Venus is so bright because it is so close to Earth. That's despite it currently being a crescent ...

Venus will reach its peak brightness on April 24 before sunrise, visible as the Morning Star in the eastern sky. The planet ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

That should be a clue to why stars appear to twinkle, since the ISS orbits 254 miles (409 km) above the Earth — and its tempestuous atmosphere. The twinkling effect is caused by the unstable ...

View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

Even if you’re new to stargazing, no doubt you’ve seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of ...

The Lyrid meteor shower has been active since April 17, but the bright fireballs have yet to hit ... in the U.S. The Lyrids ...

According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and ...

Look up! The Lyrid meteor shower will fill skies over the United States with shooting stars Monday night into early Tuesday ...