Tonight, Feb. 2, a rare celestial alignment will give skywatchers in northern eastern U.S. states all the more reason to look ...

CLOSER LOOK. YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR GALILEAN MOONS FROM THE OBSERVATORY IN PLACERVILLE. I THINK I SEE THEM. GOOD JOB. THESE TELESCOPES OFFER VIEWS THAT MANY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. EVERYBODY GET A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The observatory, located away from city lights and above the fog line, offered a prime location to attempt to view the Northern ...

More space weather activity is making possibility of auroras likely. The magic of Christmas could soon manifest in the sky, with a northern lights display possible in several U.S. states. Some of the ...

One of the last, but most spectacular meteor showers of the year, the Geminids, is set to dazzle stargazers overnight on Saturday, producing as many as 120 meteors an hour at their 2 a.m. ET peak on ...

The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend, offering stargazers a chance to catch what is often one of the year’s best and most reliable displays of shooting stars. The meteor shower ...

The Geminids meteor shower, one of the year's most reliable, will peak soon. Viewing conditions for the Geminids will be favorable this year due to minimal moonlight. A smaller meteor shower, the ...

The Geminids meteor shower, one of the year's most reliable, will peak soon. Viewing conditions for the Geminids will be favorable this year due to minimal moonlight. A smaller meteor shower, the ...

It might be cold out at night in mid-December, but stargazers who are willing to brave the low temperatures will get to enjoy one of the most spectacular shows of the year. The Geminids meteor show is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you got space on your shelf? As interest in the night ...

For my annual WTOP “Gift Ideas for Stargazers,” I thought I would get this year’s suggestions out to coincide with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, to possibly help get the best deals for that ...

A pair of stunning celestial sights are on tap for stargazers this week, as the astronomical events calendar marches into fall. This season is an especially cruel one for Pacific Northwest star gazers ...