Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...

Mercury stands less than 3° from the Beehive Cluster in the evening sky, preparing to cross through the cluster’s outskirts ...

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

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System -- only the third ...

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.

Pluto will reach its closest approach to Earth and align opposite the Sun on July 25, appearing slightly brighter (magnitude ...

July promises a celestial spectacle. Skywatchers can see star clusters and meteor showers. Planetary sightings, including ...

July 2025 promises a cosmic spectacle with star clusters, meteor showers, and rare planetary sightings, including the elusive ...

Learn about the history of planetariums, are turning 100 in 2025, and check out the special source of Canton's own light ...

A cataclysmic variable star was found as part of a project using two telescopes from opposite sides of the world.