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

Two planets stand side by side as the evening twilight continues to delight and colorful stars shine in the sky this week.

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

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

Mars has now risen to the rank of the fifth brightest object in the pre-midnight evening sky, rivaled only by the moon, Venus, Jupiter and the brightest of all stars, Sirius. In contrast ...

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

Content continues below Watch for some very nice alignments and conjunctions between planets, the Moon, and bright stars ... in the southern sky at midnight on Feb 15, 2025.

As a relatively bright star, Antares should remain visible as the sky lightens as ... hours to cross behind the moon, ending its transit just before the stroke of midnight in the eastern U.S ...

The phenomenon will be followed on February 16 by Venus—the so-called Evening Star—reaching its peak brightness, surpassed in the sky only by the moon. Venus was recently seen in conjunction ...