Grab your telescope and join us on a sightseeing tour, before the moon returns to spoil the fun!

What is the difference between a moon and a planet? Trick question! According to scientific definitions, there often isn’t much of a difference at all. That might seem counterintuitive, but it’s true.

The first major planetary alignment of 2026 will take shape after sunset at the end of the month, when six planets line up ...

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it is packed with celestial events, according to a new skywatching update ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an illustration of the planet saturn as seen from one of its many moons two other smaller moons are in the distance The moons were ...

The team of astronomers behind the find suggested it could help us better understand planet and moon formation in our solar system and beyond the Milky Way. The team was able to make the first-ever ...

Venus is a prominent fixture in the evening sky, still hanging on at magnitude –4.8 and setting nearly three hours after the Sun. It’s currently located in central Pisces, far outshining any stars in ...

Free-floating planets, or as they are more commonly known, rogue planets, wander interstellar space completely alone. Saying there might be a lot of them is a bit of an understatement. Recent ...

Sky-gazers can catch a glimpse of the full moon at its peak illumination this week. August’s full moon, also called the sturgeon moon, will be visible from Friday night into the early hours of ...

That will be a partial solar eclipse where the moon will block 70% of the sun from view. A rare planetary parade will march ...