Dr. Sky

One of the brightest planets and nearest to us, Venus, will come super close to the farther of the major planets, Neptune. This very rare and unique event will take place for us on the evening of Jan. 27.

Betelgeuse is a massive orange-red supergiant star in the Orion constellation and it's been dimming rather rapidly. Is it about to go supernova?

As we welcome the next decade, this column will explain some of the more interesting events that will be going on in our worldwide night skies.

Get set for the annual Ursid meteor shower, which will peak on the evening of Dec. 21 and into the next day.

Many people know that the sun experiences an 11-year sunspot cycle and during 2019 we have been experiencing one of the deepest solar minimum!

The magical constellation Orion is easy to see even from the bright lights of the city. Take time to enjoy this stellar treasure this month.

With December right around the corner, we look to the holiday skies for some very special treasures for you and yours!

Get set for an amazing week ahead as the bright planet Venus - fresh out of the glare of the sun - conjuncts with the mighty planet Jupiter!

Get set for some celestial fireworks, as the annual Leonid meteor shower will peak on the morning of Nov. 18.

Mercury, the smallest of the major planets and one of the most difficult to observe, will perform a rather rare transit across the disk of the sun Monday.