Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend, with the moon and a stunningly ... look at the Evening Star, which will be 37 percent illuminated, also appearing in a crescent. As with most celestial ...

The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

The clear skies of South Florida made perfect conditions for seeing a beautiful crescent moon Friday ... bright light just under the moon. No, it isn’t a star or a comet but Venus shining ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

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

A Month of Bright Planets Venus blazes at its brightest for the year after sunset, then Mars and Jupiter to rule the night ...

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

Currently shining at its greatest brilliance for this current apparition, this dazzling evening "star" currently appears ... For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up ...

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 conjunction, ...