By Wausau Pilot & Review Staff This week’s night sky offers a mix of planetary pairings, comet sightings, and a striking ...

From June 27-30, Mercury's visibility in the western evening sky is described, noting its proximity to the Beehive cluster (M44), Castor, Pollux, Regulus, and the Moon, with details on its apparent ...

Plus, catch Saturn and Neptune at their brightest; spy the "string of pearls" galaxy; and a close encounter of the moon and ...

Just as the Perseid meteor shower approaches its peak, two luminous planets are getting in on the night-sky action. But if you want to see the conjunction, you'll have to either stay out late or get ...

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

In just some of many celestial highlights of August 2025, stargazers peeped a "planet parade" and caught a rare Venus and Jupiter conjunction, with plenty more dazzling displays in the night sky to ...

From active meteor showers to the best Milky Way viewing, and a recently launched telescope that will unlock new views of outer space, July will bring a plethora of astronomical events and sights.