Venus – the planet named after the Roman goddess of love – will shine brightest this Valentine's Day in a rare cosmic ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

February is the best month to see Venus. But clouds, storms might make it hard to spot in Mississippi on Valentine's Day. How ...

Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, will gain "maximum brilliance" at night on Valentine's Day across Kentucky skies ...

Six planets are part of the alignment, which will last until Feb. 18. Mercury will join the alignment later in the month.

Although Jupiter and Mars have been dominating the eastern sky, there’s more here to view than just planets. Already 50° high an hour after sunset, the bright, magnitude 0.1 star Capella stands ...

A recent video created from images captured by Curiosity shows clouds tinted red and green flowing though the sky over Mars.

Look west after sunset for a chance to see a super-slim 2.4%-lit crescent moon. It won’t be easy because it will only be in the sky while it’s still bright, just after the sunset. You’ll ...

The following is an illustration of what the night sky could roughly look like without annotations. Just after sunset: Look up within 90 minutes after sunset for the best view. Don’t wait too long!

Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...

The following is an illustration of what the night sky could roughly look like without annotations. Just after sunset: Look up within 90 minutes after sunset for the best view. Don’t wait too long!