There are plenty of planets to spot during April, too. Mars, for example, will be high overhead in the south each evening. You can identify it by its salmon-pink color, and when you do, ponder for a ...

Skygazers can enjoy meteor showers and other dazzling displays in the night sky all month long, according to astronomers.

The Lyrids active period will occur from April 17 through April 26, according to the 2025 meteor calendar, which added that ...

April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

A month ago, an ordinary cell phone camera captured this rapidly mutating auroral display a single degree south of the Arctic Circle. Decades of celestial tour expeditions make us place the Northern ...

In February, stargazers everywhere got to see a seven-planet alignment - called a "planetary parade." It'll be a while before ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be scattered across the sky in the hours after sunset, with four of these planets visible on April 17. The Lyrid meteor shower will be at its peak ...

Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love If cinema is an invitation to escape the real world, there's no better ...

The next full moon will be here soon and this one is a bit different. Plus, the Lyrids meteor shower is happening this month. Here's how to see both.

April's night sky is full of spring treats including the Lyrids meteor shower, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Jupiter, plus a ...

During evenings in April 2025, there are two bright planets visible. The departure of Venus has left Jupiter, in the west at ...

By nightfall at the start of April each year, there is a huge collection of bright stars in the western half of the sky. It includes seven stars of first magnitude or brighter, nearly half the ...