A waxing crescent moon will pass just a few degrees from Jupiter tonight, creating one of April’s most striking naked-eye sky pairings.

The Lyrids are back! Here's where to look and how to spot these shooting stars.

Catch the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 at its peak on April 22.

See Venus and Uranus in conjunction on Thursday, April 23, as the “Evening Star” sweeps close to the Pleiades open star ...

While Polaris the North Star is far from the brightest, it’s a very important star because it shines directly above the Earth ...

To see shooting stars, get far from city lights and “lie flat on your back with your feet facing east and look up, taking in ...

Learning to read and use a star map can transform stargazing into a guided journey among constellations, planets, and deep-sky wonders. With the right preparation, tools, and techniques, you can ...

If you step outside after sunset, you might catch one of the season’s loveliest celestial meetups as dazzling Venus shimmers ...

Two billion years after the cosmos banged into existence, a mysterious force known as dark energy began shoving space outward ...

I’ve been a casual stargazer ever since high school when I first watched a meteor shower with some of my friends. The stars often (and rightfully, in my opinion) get romanticized; countless people ...

Dark skies” refers to areas minimally impacted by artificial light, and such skies are becoming harder to find as light pollution intensifies worldwide, dimming the stars and negatively impacting ...

For the sixth year in a row, April has been declared Dark Sky Month by Governor Spencer Cox. As May approaches with summer ...