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

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.

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

A crescent moon will be part of a planetary parade featuring six planets after sunset on Feb. 3: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

The night sky will feature a parade of its own in the coming weeks, with several planets visible for sky watchers to enjoy.

Sunday is Saint Brigid’s Day, One Of The Four Traditional “Cross-Quarter” Days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes ...

This month offers incredible views of six planets, including Venus-Saturn conjunction. See the dates for all of 2025's ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

The show will get even better as the calendar flips to February as another celestial object -- as the crescent moon -- glows ...

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows how much I enjoy seeing a conjunction of the moon and Venus in the western sky at dusk. I’m not sure why it’s ...