The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Readers’ photos celebrate sunrises and sunsets, when the light is the most pleasing. Fifty-one photos were sent in; here are ...

If there is no direct sunlight striking the cloud, it may reflect the color of the sky and appear bluish. Some of the most picturesque clouds occur close to sunrise and sunset when they can appear ...

All of Earth’s sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the moon during a total lunar eclipse, which is happening overnight ...

For a few days around this date, we can try spotting Venus in bright twilight both immediately before sunrise and right after sunset. It rapidly zooms into the morning sky, reaching an angular ...

A red sky in the morning signals that high pressure has already moved east, giving way to low pressure with wet and windy weather – necessitating that shepherd’s warning. The colours of sunrise and ...