This month, six planets in the solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and Saturn — will appear in Earth’s skies in a "parade of planets." Although the dark hours of Jan. 21 and 25 may be ...

Let’s Dance Sky View hydrangeas are an early-blooming variety, starting in early May in the Deep South. This hydrangea is hardy and can withstand both Southern heat and Northern cold (zone 4). The ...

A larger-than-usual full moon and two radiant meteor showers will soon dance in the California night sky. The final full moon of 2025 will also be a supermoon, appearing bigger and brighter to ...

If you’d like to see all the planets of our solar system, this is a good week to do so. Step outside at dusk and you’ll notice the most obvious of planets in the southwestern sky. I’m referring, of ...

Bogsucker, night partridge, Labrador twister, mudsnipe, timberdoodle — the American woodcock goes by many names, but there’s no mistaking the odd-looking bird’s unique courtship call. “To me, it kind ...

Venus and Jupiter exhibit a close planetary conjunction in the pre-dawn eastern sky during early August. The apparent angular separation between the two planets decreases progressively from 5.5° on ...

Summer in the city brings to mind many things—some good, some bad—but a hands-down highlight is the abundance of outdoor performing arts festivals. Among those focused on dance, Battery Dance Festival ...