Since March, Venus has been visible in the morning sky, just east of sunrise. But the planet's greatest elongation, when it ...

Whether you're a seasoned stargazer or a backyard observer with binoculars, the final week of May offers a treasure trove of ...

New Moon brings excellent dark-sky conditions for observing galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters in the sky this week.

This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an ...

Saturday, May 24, at 2 p.m. at Daughmer Savannah, 786 Marion-Melmore Road.

This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an ...

There's a big diamond in the sky made by connecting the stars Arcturus, Spica, Denebola and Cor Caroli. Once found, you can ...

As spring advances, the night sky undergoes a quiet transformation. The familiar winter constellations fade toward the west, ...

Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

The image of new Pope Leo XIV is cast on the big video board at Rate Field before a White Sox-Marlins game on May 9, 2025. Formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the new pope was born in ...

By Motoko Rich Reporting from Rome In the fall of 2024, the cardinal who is now Pope Leo XIV sat at a large round table inside the Vatican, discussing the challenges that face the Roman Catholic ...

Bishop Campbell (left) missed meeting the future Pope Leo XIV (right) in 2008 but met him several times since including this occasion two years ago when the then Bishop Robert Prevost was made a ...