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

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

NASA explains: “Unlike the Moon, Venus isn’t at its brightest when it’s ‘full.‘ Instead, it shines most brilliantly in our skies when it’s a thinner crescent! It all comes down to ...

We’re quickly losing sight of Saturn, but Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the ... brilliant Venus stands well above them. On Feb. 1, a crescent Moon sits less than 3° from magnitude ...

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.

Pennsylvania stargazers are in for a treat this month, besides the snow moon, the planet Venus will shine at its brightest for the year after sunset, according to NASA. Then Mars and Jupiter will ...

For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere. It will make for an eye-catching scene as the two ...