When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very ...

On Saturday night, Jan. 24, the curved terminator on the moon will fall just to the upper left (or lunar west) of a large, ...

For as long as humans have looked upward, the night sky has been our compass, calendar, and canvas. From farmers sowing seeds by using lunar cycles to sailors steering across oceans by looking at ...