When we have five or more planets filing into a small sky area, an alignment is upgraded to parade status. Parade is not an ...

While Mercury will be visible throughout early March, there will be two nights that provide especially good opportunities to ...

Moon joins a planet and two stars. When it gets sufficiently dark, you'll also take notice of a rather bright yellow-orange ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses his fascination with daytime moonrises and what celestial movements ...

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets ...

The Moon does not make its own light like a star. The Moon appears bright because it reflects light from the Sun. Like the Earth, half of the Moon faces towards the Sun, and half faces away from it.

Firefly Aerospace’s successful touchdown marks a new era of frequent commercial trips to the Moon, paving the way for a ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and sun, blocking the sun's rays from the moon.

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

Let’s get to the sky for March 2025! During March 2025 Venus and the moon are the “stars” of the sky show for the month. Venus remains bright, the moon undergoes a total lunar eclipse and partially ...