A stunning celestial event was visible in the pre-dawn sky, as the moon, Venus, and one of the brightest stars appeared next to each other. Matt Lantz captured video of what NASA described as a ...

A six-planet parade is set to light up the early morning sky on Monday, August 18, 2025. According to Forbes, this cosmic display, which will be visible an hour before sunrise, is a rare and stunning ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The “planet parade” — mistakenly being called an alignment ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This week’s “planet parade” peaks on Wednesday, Aug. 20, as ...

Were you able to catch it? If you were up early enough, you would have been able to see the waning crescent moon and the planet Venus having a friendly conversation this morning. Here’s a view via our ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will witness the razor-thin waning crescent moon rise close to Venus and the bright star Regulus in the predawn sky on Sept. 19, while others will see the lunar disk pass ...

Early birds were treated to a cool sight in the sky the morning of Sept. 19. The waning crescent moon will appear nestled close to Venus and Regulus, one of the brightest stars in the constellation ...

If you were up before dawn, then you were lucky enough to see a breathtaking celestial sight. Many early-morning stargazers captured striking images of an eye-catching conjunction of the moon with ...

The crescent moon shines close to Mars above the western horizon at sunset on Sept. 24, but you'll need to be quick to spot the red planet before it slips swiftly from view alongside the twinkling ...