Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. So far 2023 has been the year of Venus. Since January, the closest planet to Earth has been getting higher into the post-sunset ...

Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest ...

November's Beaver Moon will appear in the sky next to the gorgeous Pleiades star cluster, also known as the "Seven Sisters." ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A few evenings ago I found myself in a remote layby in Utah close to Canyonlands National Park just after sunset. Venus was so ...

Friday, November 15We're starting out the week strong with the Moon on center stage. November's Full Moon, also called the ...

The planet Mercury is now becoming visible, low in the evening sky. If you have a clear view southwest, you may catch the planet some 30 minutes after sunset, hanging just 2° above the horizon.

An hour after sunset, these nebulae are some 15° high. Currently located in Ophiuchus, Venus is trekking quickly across the evening sky and will slip into Sagittarius in early November.