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

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

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

Look to the southwest sky after sunset on Saturday, as the sliver of a waxing crescent moon nears bright Venus with Saturn ...

Starting Monday, Feb. 3, the day after Groundhog Day, you should be able to see another planetary parade in the night sky, ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

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

February’s night sky gives us the bright trio of Mars, Jupiter and Venus, according to NASA skywatch experts. “Venus blazes ...

This February, skywatchers are in for a treat. Bright planets such as Venus, Mars, and Jupiter will rule the night sky.

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

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Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...