We’re all familiar with the sun’s daily motion in the sky. It rises in the east, gets higher in the sky until circa noon, then begins its hours-long descent to set on the western horizon. You may also ...

In late May and early June, many people in the central and southeastern United States saw a bright red sun in the sky. Some online posts claimed the sun was actually the planet Mars or a supposed ...

For centuries, the saying "Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning" has been used to predict the weather – but is there any truth to it? According to ...

If the sun is appearing redder or more orange in color to some Californians, it may be due to the 65,000-acre Gifford Fire burning in the Los Padres National Forest. “Smoke from the Gifford Fire was ...

Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation on Oct. 29, marking one of the best evenings to see the ...