As the month begins, Venus is a beacon low in the southeast. Our sister planet stays low, but moves steadily northward as the winter stars stream past it. Try looking just before dawn on the 10th, ...

Here’s what to look for in the July night sky. The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky ...

By Deane Morrison During July the morning sky hosts three bright planets, each following its own path. As the month begins, ...

Matariki is a time to celebrate the appearance of the Pleiades constellation above the northeastern horizon and marks the ...

Matariki is a time to celebrate the appearance of the Pleiades constellation above the northeastern horizon and marks the midway point of winter. At the same time, 4000km south in Antarctica, another ...

The crescent Moon lies in Taurus near the planet Uranus. You can easily spot the distant ice giant with binoculars or a small ...

One of the brightest stars in the central North Island’s pre-dawn sky led out this year’s Matariki observance day, marking the beginning of the Māori new year. The theme for the national celebration ...

Sharing the sounds, songs, and spirit of Māori culture, the New Zealand High Commission celebrated Matariki - the Māori New Year - with their diplomat ...

On June 22, the moon, Venus and the Pleiades star cluster will form an extraordinary celestial triangle in the predawn sky ...

Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon shining with Venus alongside the ...

Te Hira Henderson is curator Taonga Māori, MTG. Matariki/Pleiades, the door to the new year, its philosophy and inspiration, ...