The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

On Saturday, the sky above the District seemed to be about three things, each of them worthy of attention. They were rain, ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

Some of the world’s darkest skies are in the Big Bend region of West Texas – although in recent years, light pollution from ...

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

"Just as blue sunlight scatters in the Earth's atmosphere and makes the sun look slightly less blue, light from a strong blue, rich white street light enters your eyeball, scatters around in your ...

Blue Origin will launch an all-female crew from Texas Monday, April 14. Celebrities on board include Katy Perry, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez. Watch the launch via USA Today's ...

Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft will launch an all-female crew, including Katy Perry and Gayle King, on April 14, 2025. The reusable spacecraft can reach speeds exceeding 2,000 mph and ...

“The sea from horizon to horizon in all directions took on a phosphorescence glow … the moon had just set and the whole sea was several shades lighter than the sky,” wrote ... to the dark ocean ...