THERE are many ways of being an astronomer, of which perhaps the easiest is to learn the stars and know them by position and name-and there are grades even in that. We do not imply that this ...

I remember the first time I realized it's possible to see Jupiter without a telescope. I'd often spot a star in the sky at night and say: "Wow, that one is so bright!" Then, eventually ...

High above the east after dark each night this week ... albeit for a short amount of time each evening after sunset. Now in its “Evening Star” phase, Venus is getting brighter and setting ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...