With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

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

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

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Jupiter and Saturn will be joined on one side by a rising Mercury and on the other approached by a waning crescent Moon, creating a momentary line-up of four celestial ...

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.