Shining just a trifle less than Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, Mars comes to opposition on Jan. 16 and a few days prior to that, on Jan. 13, will be briefly hidden by the full moon across ...

If you are fortunate to live in the occultation zone and the weather cooperates, this upcoming event is one that really ...

This month, four bright planets greet you in the early evening. Venus and Saturn cozy up on the 17th and 18th, while Mars is at its brightest in the past two years. The Moon occults Mars for those in ...

We haven’t seen the Red Planet this luminous in the night sky since 2022. Our astrotourism expert shares how and when to enjoy the show.

The Moon's illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location ... Famous for housing the brightest star in the sky, magnitude –1.4 Sirius, Canis Major holds many other deep ...