Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

A spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) featuring six planets is visible during August. Here’s when and ...

Skywatchers are in for a two-part cosmic spectacle: a rare Venus-Jupiter pairing followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Tuesday, Aug. 12 will dawn with brilliant Venus sidling up to mighty ...

Or, if you’re the whimsical type, Mercury “retroshade.” The fastest-moving planet in our solar system, Mercury, goes ...