A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

The night sky is ... s a full moon blazing, you’ll have the same problem. The moon, you see, is a horrid light polluter. So the best time to stargaze is around a New Moon, when the sun is ...

Skywatchers are in for a treat as the Cold Moon, December’s full moon, illuminates the night sky. Known as the Cold ... passing opposite the sun at 4:02 a.m. Eastern time, according to NASA.

UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium's April show "Stars in the Tropics" takes stargazers to different cities near the ...

Most of the time, the full moon isn't perfectly full. We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are ...

When the moon is exactly on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun, you have a full moon ... keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip ...

The stars and constellations of spring may be dominating the night sky, but we’re about to lose them to a full moon. Since it ... star 77 light-years from our sun is one of the brightest ...

This April full moon represents the renewal that each spring brings and reflects all the new possibilities in our lives.

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Californians can glimpse up to 15 meteors each hour under cloudless skies while the Lyrid meteor shower is underway. The meteors can appear anywhere in the night sky, with some leaving vivid trails in ...