Despite decades of searching for this signal, astronomers have yet to find it. The problem is that our Earth is too noisy, ...

Pyramid Lake: A popular spot for Renoites seeking a night of stargazing, the lake is less than an hour from The Biggest ...

The Sun always illuminates half of the Moon while the other half remains dark, but how much we are ... in front of Mars - rendering the usually bright planet invisible in the night sky from ...

Is there a dark side of the Moon? Strictly speaking, there is no dark side of the Moon. At any one time, half of the Moon is illuminated, and half is in darkness. A lunar day and night both last for ...

The annual Lyrids meteor shower will appear in April after this month's "pink" full moon. Later this month, the crescent moon will be visible near Venus, Saturn and Mercury. The only full moon visible ...

Stargazers may be lucky enough to catch some of the action during Dark Sky Week approaching this April 21 – 28. Alan said: “During Dark Sky Week, that's when the moon will be in the morning ...

The first meteor shower of the year is here, with the Lyrids peaking late tonight into the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday.

The upcoming Lyrid meteor shower in April is the next major show of the year. It has been active since April 15, but the ...

The Moon passes 9° south of Venus ... particularly under clear, dark conditions. Dominating the constellation Taurus is bright Jupiter, shining at magnitude –2.1 farther to the Pleiades ...