I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to Northern Hemisphere mid-northern ...

Christmas is here. And the night sky tonight obliges by presenting a ... with strong atmospheric turbulence that makes star images churn and fuzz when viewed through a high-power telescope.

"In 1969, we landed humans on the moon; on Christmas Eve in 2024, we are going to embrace a star," Nour Raouafi, project ...

Bob Rettig has a special responsibility on Christmas Eve. Rettig, sexton at First Reformed Church, is in charge of lighting the historic gas star above the church’s chancel. This year marks the ...