If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.

The sun arrives at the December solstice at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. This is the farthest south the sun gets in the heavens; it begins its six-month return northward at the moment winter begins in ...

November brings many sights to explore, including Mercury in the early evening, Mars brightening, and the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn adding to the spectacle. Jupiter in particular is reaching ...

As the final month of the year begins, early evenings offer just one naked-eye planet. Fortunately for us, that lone world is Saturn. The ringed planet lies high in the northwest as twilight fades, ...

Early morning commuters have been left mystified after spotting a huge beam of bright green light in the Norfolk sky. The ...

Venus, Mercury and Mars will all appear alongside Earth's closest neighbor in the night sky this week. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. After spending the last six months in the evening sky for ...

• Sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m. on the 1st • Sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 6:00 p.m. on the 31sr Mercury and Mars hover low above the western horizon at dusk this October; neither ...

Venus will be visible in the western sky for approximately one hour after sunset throughout September, exhibiting a diminishing phase and decreasing altitude. A close conjunction with the Moon will ...