Over thousands of years, various cultures have developed calendars based on astronomical observations, leading to diverse ...

Next year's events that are visible to Californians include a rare peek at Mercury; Venus and Jupiter cozying up; and a total ...

Amazing meteor shower displays are notoriously difficult to predict, but there are two dates to circle on your astronomical calendar. April 22-23 sees the return of the annual Lyrid Meteor Shower.

The year will end with a somewhat rare black moon having in the night sky over Wyoming. While that may sound like an ominous ...

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The moonrise and moonset schedule this week The ...

Get ready for a spectacular start to 2025, as one of the most active meteor showers in the astronomical calendars is set to light up the skies.

The winter solstice marks the first day of winter on the astronomical calendar. Dec. 21 will be the unofficial first day of winter and it will also be the shortest day of the year. The first ...

Next year will be another one of dazzling sky shows and offer opportunities for forging deeper connections with astronomy, said Vanessa Alarcon, an astronomical observer at Griffith Observatory.