Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who died at 88 in 2016 ...

From the northern lights ringing in the New Year to a spectacular meteor shower, January is shaping up to be an exciting ...

Venus will pass to the north of the much-fainter bluish star Regulus (in Leo, the Lion) on the morning of Sept. 19; the planet and star will appear low in the east-northeast predawn sky, separated by ...

Mars is on the cusp of becoming bigger and brighter than at any point since 2022 as it comes into alignment with Earth and ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars all shine brightly every night after sunset ... planets will be there as well. Uranus and Neptune, only visible through a telescope, will be part of the planetary ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars all shine brightly every night after sunset ... planets will be there as well. Uranus and Neptune, only visible through a telescope, will be part of the planetary ...

As 2025 begins, you can easily spot four planets in the evening sky. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars all shine brightly every ...

The best time to witness the celestial event will be just after sunset starting Jan. 10. A meteor shower will also be visible ...

On December 7, the “king of planets” will line up with the Earth and sun in an event known as opposition. It will be visible all night and offer prime viewing, especially through binoculars or a teles ...

New Images Reveal What Neptune and Uranus Really Look Like Jan. 4 ... 2023 — A new investigation with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as ...