This famously colorful and easy-to-split double star is now high in the east a few hours after dark. What colors do you see?

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. June 4: Jupiter passes south of Pollux. Now that ...

Asteroid 3 Juno is stationary at 3 P.M. EDT, standing still against the stars of Aquila the Eagle. The large main-belt world is in far eastern Aquila and doesn’t rise until an hour before midnight.

Standing some 50° high in the south by 10 P.M. local daylight time, M5 is a fabulous globular cluster well within the reach of any instrument, from binoculars to telescopes. It is even visible to some ...

Bright Mercury is on show tonight, standing above the western horizon in line with Venus and Jupiter after sunset.

Titan, Saturn’s largest and brightest moon, is located near its host planet early this morning, just northeast of the ringed ...

Enjoy May’s second Full Moon, see Mercury at its best, spot Titan near Saturn, and much more in the sky this week.

SpaceX has FAA approval to conduct up to 25 annual Starship launches and landings at Starbase in Texas. It plans to build V3 pads on Florida’s Space Coast and is also exploring international launch ...

Mercury reaches greatest elongation in the evening sky this month. Venus and Jupiter have a spectacular conjunction, and later in the month the Moon occults Venus. Meanwhile, Jupiter drops deeper into ...

Jupiter passes 6° due south of Pollux at 7 A.M. EDT, although neither object is visible in the daylit sky. Instead, check out the scene after sunset this evening, with Jupiter still south of Pollux ...

This season may be best known for galaxies, but some impressive clusters are also within view for you to enjoy.