Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

Venus becomes the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, the Lyrids Meteor Shower takes place and the Moon has ...

April marks the last time to see Jupiter at its best before its observing window closes. On Tuesday evening (April 1), ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

This is M88, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. M88 has a visual magnitude of +9.4 and is 65 million light ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be scattered across the sky in the hours after sunset, with four of these planets visible on April 17. The Lyrid meteor shower will be at its peak ...