The grand old oak stands with her arms reaching upward to the sky bare of leaves like a lady in waiting. The snow and winds have left her void of ...

Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon ...

Something strange is happening in the night sky tonight—the Moon is climbing higher than usual, reaching one of its most ...

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

More: When is spring break? Here are the schedules for Des Moines metro schools For the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox means the sun crosses the celestial equator going south to north, ...

Even though Iowa has seen temperatures in the 50s at the end of January, spring still isn't officially here. Mason City, Sioux City and Waterloo all reached record-high temperatures Tuesday.

This celestial event can be enjoyed worldwide, particularly in low-pollution areas, with some planets visible to the naked eye, while others require binoculars or telescopes.

Uttarayan, the six months between Makar Sankranti and Karka Sankranti, marks the Sun’s northward movement (as observed from Earth) in the celestial sphere. 1. Considered one of the most ... June 21 is ...

An equinox happens between the summer and winter solstices, marking the point when the sun positions itself exactly above the equator before crossing it. According to the Met Office, the spring ...

2025 promises an exciting lineup of celestial events ... might still be able to catch a glimpse if they're close to the equator. This meteor shower peaks just after midnight (local time) on ...

25 (see the image above) and lasting for several weeks. The show will get even better as the calendar flips to February as another celestial object -- as the crescent moon -- glows between Venus and ...