Planet won't be closer until 2018
Stargazers love it when we set the clocks back an hour. Besides getting an extra hour of sleep, it also gets darker an hour earlier.
Cur...
There is a great pumpkin rising in the eastern sky. Well, at least that's what Mars looks like right now. The red planet is the brightest star-like object in the evening...
Mars creeps close to Earth
In late October, low in the northwestern sky, you can make out a constellation called Bootes, the hunting farmer. Bootes looks more like a gian...
Red Planet's hue vs. shine of goddess
The planets Venus, named after the Roman goddess of love, and Mars, named after the Roman god of war, are both making a close approa...
Fall is a wonderful time to get out and enjoy the beauty of the night sky. This is prime time for stargazing - the nights are longer, the bugs are all but gone and, with...
Horse rides eastern horizon
Now that autumn is here, the constellation Pegasus is on the rise in the eastern sky.
Conventional interpretation of this constellation is tha...
Equinox marks 1st day of fall
Everyone knows that the stars we see at night are very far away. Trying to express their distances in miles involves using values in the tri...
3 gems visible to stargazers
A little patience and a telescope or strong set of binoculars are all that you need this time of year to see three of the nicest jewels of th...
The Little Teapot, more formally known by its ancient Greek and Roman name of Sagittarius the Archer, can be seen in the low southern sky between 8:30 and 9 p.m. The bes...
He was Zeus' pet, 'hit bird'
Aquila the Eagle is one of the premiere constellations of the summer, and it's one of the easiest ones to spot.
After evening twilight, Aquil...
