The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22.

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...

For North Americans, this is an eye-catching sight, visible even from brightly lit cities.

A waning crescent Moon lies near bright Venus in the morning sky, offering a gorgeous pairing for visual observing or ...

Jupiter teams up with an exceedingly narrow crescent moon for the last time this year in the evening sky on May 27.

Since March, Venus has been visible in the morning sky, just east of sunrise. But the planet's greatest elongation, when it ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial tipping point.

Venus continues to be the brilliant “Morning Star” in the East before dawn, albeit dimming just a bit as it moves away from ...

While it won't appear strawberry-red, the Moon is named after the wild strawberries that start to ripen during early summer, ...