Venus will be only 17 degrees east of the sun and the moon just 36 hours past new when it passes closest to Venus in the sky. You may need binoculars, and Venus might have to guide you to the ...

And there is one such conjunction coming up: On Wednesday, December 28, Venus and Mercury will stand just 1.5° apart in the evening sky, still readily visible together, while the Moon will have ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

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It's officially summer, and with that comes the first full moon of the season. July's full moon -- known as the Buck Moon or ...

Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon shining with Venus alongside the Pleiades star cluster.

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows how much I enjoy seeing a conjunction of the moon and Venus in the western sky at dusk.. I’m not sure why it’s so beautiful to me. Perhaps it takes ...

Venus and Jupiter – the two brightest planets in the sky – got so close that they appeared to nearly collide, or look as if they were 'kissing'.

You Can See a 7-planet Parade, the Snow Moon, and More in the Night Sky This Month — Plus a Valentine's Day Venus Surprise. It’s a busy month for planet-fanatics.