James Kirwen was a second-class petty officer in the U.S. Navy from November 1943 to September 1945.

Jupiter joins Mercury in early twilight as Mars lingers with Leo after dark. Saturn is visible in the morning, meeting ...

Weird comes from the Old English wyrd, meaning “destiny,” and was used to describe the Moirae sisters, the three Greek fates ...

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

As it travels, the Moon’s shape – or phase – alters as different amounts of its surface are lit up by the Sun’s rays, Nigel ...

Now three months past its conjunction with the sun in March, Saturn is currently well separated from the dawn glow. On June 1 ...

Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune. Venus reaches its point of ...

Moon marks the halfway point between the New Moon and the Full Moon. It appears as a half-illuminated disk with the right ...

Elon Musk says Earth wont last forever, and Mars may be humanitys best insurance policy. In a new talk, he lays out plans for ...

Venus continues to be the brilliant “Morning Star” in the East before dawn, albeit dimming just a bit as it moves away from ...

If you’re a night owl, this is the perfect time of year for you, as stargazing has now become a late-night delight! Catch an ...

See the Moon near some of the brightest planets this month, and be on the lookout for some of the rarest meteors to spot.