The sun arrives at the December solstice at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. This is the farthest south the sun gets in the heavens; it begins its six-month return northward at the moment winter begins in ...

Plus, the Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of Dec. 13-14, and the winter solstice arrives Dec. 21 at 10:03 a.m.

Many of us have spent too much of this frenetic, soul-searching year looking down and feeling down. As a new season approaches, perhaps we should all take a tip from meteorologist Mark Breen, who has ...

This week features a New Moon, which means two things—it’s a great week for both stargazing and, slightly beforehand, crescent Moon-watching. One of the most difficult observations in stargazing comes ...

Keep an eye on the forecast for clear night skies, so that you don't miss out on the astronomical events occurring throughout ...

This new year of 2024 will be great for anybody who enjoys taking in the free nightly show overhead, although the biggest show of the year will be during the day, in this stargazer’s opinion. On April ...

November night skies are action-filled this year! The full moon is on Nov. 8. It’s arguably best known as the “Beaver Moon,” It’s also known as the Frosty Moon and the Dark Moon, among others. The ...

Two celestial rivers, of sorts, meander on either side of the famous winter sky constellation Orion. You can see both with the unaided eye on a clear, moonless night as long as the light pollution is ...