On Saturday evening, February 1, a lovely crescent moon passes just to the left of Venus, which is now shining at 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.

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

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

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.

which featured a giant illuminated model of the Earth by the artist. Ms Clarke said people had been "excited by the earth", so it was hoped a similar number of people come to see the moon.

“Look for reddish Mars between Saturn and the slim crescent Moon,” states NASA in its tweet. A 12% waning crescent moon will shine close to Mars, but there’s no reason to get up on ...