This time of year, Aileen O'Donoghue cheers and pumps her fists as the sun sets earlier and earlier. "I just love these early evenings! The dark reveals other things to us!" said O'Donoghue, ...

I absolutely love stargazing in January. It’s worth bundling up for. Nights are long with some of the brightest constellations of the year. This January though is really something: Jupiter, Mars, ...

Astronomers are often asked how the casual observer can distinguish planets from bright stars in the night sky. It is commonly thought, and with a certain degree of justification, that stars twinkle, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Four bright planets are visible together in the night sky this month in ...

Beginning in late November during the waning phases of the Moon, and then again in late December, you can investigate the possibility of a curious optical phenomenon. It involves a bright planet ...

Illinois residents can catch a glimpse of a bright planetary alignment in January. bjdlzx Getty Images Illinois stargazers have the chance to see a “planet parade” this January, with four bright ...

We’ve got two very bright planets visible this month. The planet Venus dominates the morning sky as a dazzling bright light in the eastern sky before dawn. Don’t miss a spectacular pairing of Venus ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and spot the many planets currently in our night sky. You’ll see four of the five planets visible without optical aid. Venus and Saturn are in the ...

From the wolf moon to a “planet parade,” California stargazers can expect several astronomical events in January. On clear nights, you’ll be able to observe four planets aligned in the sky, according ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn shine in a January planet alignment, NASA says. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Four bright ...