You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

Shining just a trifle less than Sirius, the brightest star in the sky ... across the contiguous United States and southern Canada. Related: Night sky, January 2025: What you can see tonight ...

What’s that bright star in the sky after sunset ... a golden glow for the rest of the night as it moves into the southern sky. Why is Mars so bright this week? Does it really look red?

As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?

"In January, you'll have the opportunity to take in four bright planets in a sweeping view" said Preston Dyches of NASA's Jet ...

This system of measurement allows astronomers to quantify how visible and bright a star looks from our perspective on Earth. Humans have been utterly fascinated with the night sky and the millions ...

According to The Planetary Society, the comet will be predominantly visible in the Southern Hemisphere ... comet will look like a particularly bright star, and could have a short, stubby tail ...

Summer nights mean late sunsets and lingering twilight, hardly a recipe for great night-sky observing ... a straight line with the Twins’ brightest stars, Castor and Pollux.

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.