Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

An excerpt from Mark Twain's "Roughing It" recalling an otherworldly sight on the afternoon of July 4, 1863 in Virginia City.

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it moves away from Earth.

Celebrate the Fourth with the Fireworks Galaxy, then check out the Demon Star Algol and the Full Buck Moon in the sky this ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas ...

THIS is the shocking moment three van were torched by blaze thugs in a horror midnight attack. Three vans were set alight on ...