The highlights of the winter sky are the dazzling constellations that surround the well-known figure of Orion. Nine of the 25 brightest stars in the sky are in the same field of view as the Hunter, ...

A 14%-illuminated waxing crescent moon will hang low in the southwest tonight, soon after sunset, still in Capricorn, with ...

On Sunday, December 21, the Sun will reach its lowest point in the sky for the northern hemisphere. This marks the date of the Winter Solstice, which is the first day of astronomical winter and the ...

This holiday season, the night sky turns into a stage for a weeklong celestial performance. The evenings around Christmas 2025 will be filled with planetary alignments, moon phases, and even the ...

With a fresh coating of snow on the ground in New Jersey and more snow on the way this week, the timing is setting up perfectly for the February “snow moon.” The so-called snow moon of 2025 will be ...

Did you ever wonder why the full moon seems so big and bright in the winter? Because the Earth’s axis is tilted about 23.5 degrees to its orbit around the sun, the sun appears at different heights ...

The skies can be most alluring in winter. Besides sharper, low-moisture nights for star-gazing and possible northern lights, you might catch sight of moon dogs, sun dogs and ice pillars. Sun dogs ...