These are noctilucent (night-shining) clouds. “Even though the sun has ... making them seem to almost glow in the sky,” wrote Alex Innanen, a York University atmospheric scientist, in the ...

The northern lights are forecast for Jan. 31 through Feb. 1, 2025. Here's when and how to spot the last-minute auroras.

Cloud Weight It might seem surprising, but the average cumulus cloud, those cotton-like clouds you see on fair weather days, ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

While planets circle the sun in what's called and heliocentric orbit, they rarely fall together in what appears to the human ...

In the night sky, it appears as a curved band of stars and what appears to be glowing clouds. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, and we're located in one of its arms, so what you're actually ...

Heads up! Four planets are visible in the evening sky this month, and another two planets can be found with a little help.

Everybody Loves a Cluster with a Nebula This is NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The bright stars ...

Standing beneath the Milky Way has always been a beautiful sight, if you were lucky enough to find dark skies on a dark night ... spiral arms of stars and dust clouds. Being able to take a ...

Residents of several suburban communities reported seeing several objects streaking across the night sky, leaving a trail of flames in their wake.

there’ll be plenty to see in the night sky–cloud cover permitting. Here are some of this month’s highlights. As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage ...