Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the +0.6-magnitude planet is low in the west-northwest and sets during twilight about 1.5 ...

Every night, the sky comes alive with light, as ancient giants, blazing beacons, and cosmic neighbors illuminate night from every corner of the universe. Among the thousands of visible stars, a ...

Venus, the brightest planet in our sky, is named for the Goddess of Love. And, coincidentally, it will shine at its brightest, magnitude -4.9, on Valentine’s Day in the evening sky. Show your ...

Call it a cosmic coincidence or a Valentine's Day gift from the heavens. Astronomers say the planet Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty — will shine its brightest in 2025 ...

A celestial object’s stellar magnitude describes how bright that object looks in the night sky, with the brightest stars being seen at a magnitude of 1, EarthSky reported. Objects with a ...

Bright sun is back today, marking the brightest day of the week but back to more seasonal temperatures, hovering in the middle 40s. Eventually, winds will be lighter today from the southwest at 6 ...

Hunter’s moon — the brightest supermoon of the year — to cross night sky Wednesday ‘As the moon drifts over the horizon around sunset, it may appear larger and more orange — perfect for ...

Summer officially begins Friday, June 20, at 10:41 p.m. Eastern time. That’s the precise moment of the summer solstice — making for the longest, brightest day of the year in the Northern ...