When most people think of astrology, they typically think of their zodiac sign, also known as their Sun sign—the one that appears when you Google your birthday. However, astrology encompasses much ...

Star trails are the visible imprint of Earth's rotation. As our planet spins around its axis, the stars appear to sweep ...

Saturn shocked skywatchers when its famous rings seemed to disappear, creating a rare sight caused by a ring plane crossing that briefly turns the giant planet’s rings edge-on to Earth.

As twilight deepens the week of November 24 to 28, the waxing crescent moon appears in the south to southwest, above the setting Teapot asterism.

Beginning Nov. 25, 2025, Mercury will be far enough west to peek above the horizon just before sunrise. Venus will also be naked-eye-visible as a bright point of light but you’ll want a telescope or a ...

Saturn’s rings appeared to disappear on November 23 due to a rare optical illusion. The phenomenon, which occurs every 13 to 15 years, happens when the rings line up perfectly edge-on with our planet.

Saturn's rings will appear to have disappeared if you catch a glimpse of the planet through the eyepiece of a telescope on ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. November 21: Uranus reaches opposition Titan ...

Sky-watchers are in for a rare celestial illusion this weekend as Saturn tilts in such a way that its iconic rings nearly ...

Earlier this week Comet 3I/ATLAS was beautifully captured as it continues to speed away from the Sun following its closest approach to our star ...

The inner planets Mercury and Venus will both be visible in the east-southeast sky before sunrise on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

For lovers of astronomy Saturn’s “disappearing rings” on Sunday will be a rare and fascinating event but for believers in ...