Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years from Earth.

A trifecta of stargazing events could be visible in space in the coming days. In addition to the crescent moon and the possibility of more displays of the Northern lights, Venus, the brightest ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the ...

Astronomers are drawing attention to a Christmas Tree-shaped cluster of stars glowing inside one of the Milky Way’s most ...

See Jupiter shining like the “Christmas Star” and catch a glimpse of the ISS — aka “Santa’s Sleigh” — in the early morning skies this Christmas Day.

Bob Rettig has a special responsibility on Christmas Eve. Rettig, sexton at First Reformed Church, is in charge of lighting the historic gas star above the church’s chancel. This year marks the 170th ...

The "Christmas Star" visible this month is actually Jupiter, which currently looks exceptionally bright in the night sky. Jupiter is heading toward opposition on January 10, 2026, a positioning that ...

On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

If you gaze at the night skies on any of these days and find yourself wondering, “What is that bright star?” then what you’re seeing is likely Jupiter edging toward opposition. The celestial event ...

I am one of those people who doesn’t look at the holidays as a series of individual dates. From Thanksgiving to St. Nicholas Day to Christmas to New Year to Epiphany, each day is a bright light strung ...