Mars will be at perigee, its closest point to Earth, on Sunday, Jan. 12, appearing bigger and brighter in the sky. Here’s how ...

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 ...

Follow Starry Night on Twitter @StarryNightEdu and Chris ... In binoculars (inset) and backyard telescopes, hundreds of fainter stars surround them. Not surprisingly, many cultures, including ...