Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target. Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, ...

Venus is notably brighter — magnitude –4.1, far outshining magnitude 0.9 Aldebaran, the brightest star in the Taurus and ...

For ancient Greeks, every waterway was protected by nymphs. They were invariably ageless young girls who existed even before ...

The bright morning star Venus, moving quickly through Taurus, hangs in the predawn sky below the Seven Sisters open cluster.

Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon shining with Venus alongside the Pleiades star cluster.

Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, when Venus appears as a bright 'morning star' alongside the magnificent Pleiades open star cluster in the eastern sky just before dawn.

Science projects at a community college aren’t always expected to reach beyond the classroom, but that’s not the case at ...

The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.

Some of these open clusters are pretty famous, such as the Pleiades cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters. This is ...

Columbia University and New York activists are launching the “Model Climate Laws Initiative” to draft state laws countering ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...