Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Storms in western Iowa this evening blocked the rays of the setting sun, creating what are called “anticrepuscular rays” in ...

Spring Constellations dominate the night sky during the month of May. To the south, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, ...

Jupiter and Mars are on display during May evenings. It's your last chance to grab a good view of Jupiter before it drops out ...

After spending the last six months in the evening sky for all to see ... It won't get as bright again in the post-sunset sky until September 2026 and the pre-dawn sky until November 2026.

View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

The Eta Aquariids major Class I meteor shower can be seen just before dawn on May 4. In the Fluvanna area, the shower will produce about 10-30 meteors an hour. Unfortunately, the moon will be in its ...