On the evening of Jan. 10, Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation — its easternmost distance from the sun. This is ...

The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours, when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of ...

As the end of the year draws close, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are being treated to one of the most active meteor showers in the celestial calendar: the Quadrantid meteor shower.

A rundown of some of the exciting sky events — including meteor showers and the first total lunar eclipse for the U.S. since ...

(CNN) — Look up to see the Ursid meteor shower, the final celestial display of the year, on Sunday morning. The shower also favors the Northern Hemisphere because the radiant, or the point from ...

Dec. 21 not only marks the start of winter, but the peak of the last meteor shower of the year. If you’re eager to bundle up ...