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

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets ...

For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere. It will make for an eye-catching scene as the two ...

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon. This celestial phenomenon is called a ...

A new "supermoon" on Feb. 27, 2025, foreshadows the start of Ramadan, a total lunar eclipse on March 13-14 and a partial ...

Friday's crescent moon brings the first night of Ramadan. But guess what? There will be a planetary alignment in the sky, too ...

As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining ...

Venus pairs with the very slender crescent moon on March 1 and 2. Mercury returns to the evening sky and joins Venus and the crescent moon on March 1 in the western sky, one hour after sunset.

The best time to observe the phase of Venus is shortly after sunset ... in the south around 5:30 A.M. local time, with the crescent Moon to Antares’ lower left. From most U.S. locations except ...