Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, April 4This evening, the roughly half-illuminated face of the ...

T his time last year, astrophiles were gearing up for a "once-in-a-lifetime" spectacle—only it never happened. The celestial ...

The planets offer exciting views in April for both night owls and early risers. Plus, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks in ...

Using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, astronomers captured this recent up-close view of the SMC, full of twinkling ...

Californians can glimpse up to 15 meteors each hour under cloudless skies while the Lyrid meteor shower is underway. The ...

Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...

Skygazers can enjoy meteor showers and other dazzling displays in the night sky all month long, according to astronomers.

April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

As well as some of the darkest skies on the U.S. East Coast, it's also the nation's southernmost point. At 24.5 degrees north ...

Here's our weekly guide to the planets, stars and other highlights in the night sky this week. Plus, we've got a heads up on ...