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Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the ...

There may be something about Earth’s remote places that root many of humanity’s greatest achievements in space. John Glenn (the first American to orbit the Earth) and Neil Armstrong (the first man ...

February is here, with no shortage of celestial events to inspire awe. Venus is making her mark just in time for Valentine's Day as the brightest in the sky this year, taking the place of Saturn to ...

Orion the Hunter and Taurus the Bull face off in the southern sky in early February as soon as it gets dark. Taurus is home to two of the brightest star clusters, the Pleiades and Hyades. Both are ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. The six planets will be visible until February 9. You'll ...

Why is Venus so different? Several scientific instruments are to explore our neighboring planet. ESA has now awarded the ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

An extraordinary astronomical phenomenon will illuminate the sky as stargazers are urged to look up to catch a glimpse of the ...

Currently shining at its greatest brilliance for this current apparition, this dazzling evening "star" currently appears as a ...

Al Jabbar is one of the Arabic names for Orion, the “Hunter", one of winter's most conspicuous constellations.

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.