Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's what it means and what to know. Three to four times a year, the planet Mercury appears to travel backward across the sky — ...

February brings several special events, including a rare "occultation," and a planetary parade of six planets.

A Planet Parade to End the Month As the month draws to a close, Jupiter returns to the spotlight. In the early morning of ...

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing the many bright planets currently visible in the night sky. The new moon occurs Feb. 27, at 7:45 ...

July will be a busy month in the cosmos. The month will kick off with Mercury at its greatest eastern elongation, followed by the Buck Moon, and will conclude with the Delta Aquariid meteor shower.

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 ...