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

As of Friday, March 6, the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 92% of the Moon will be lit up ...

As of Wednesday, Feb. 25, the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 70% of the Moon will be lit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of a full moon. - Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images While today's date may be unlucky for some, this isn't ...

Venus and Saturn are due up for a visually striking event known as a planetary conjunction. Here's everything to know about ...

Comet MAPS (C/2026 A1), a "Kreutz sungrazer,” will skim the sun in early April and may put on a brief, dramatic show low in ...

LONDON (RNS) — The New Crescent Society, which is organizing the Greenwich event with the Royal Observatory, is hoping moon sighting will become fully established in Britain and be used by mosques.

If your idea of a great Valentine's Day date is gazing at the Moon, then you're in luck; this is one of the last nights before the New Moon where enough of its surface is illuminated. There's not a ...

After nights of mostly darkness, the Moon is treating us to some viewing features tonight once again. Keep reading to see what exactly you can spot on its surface tonight. As of Friday, Feb. 20, the ...

Jupiter on March 1 transits (reaches its high point) just 20 minutes after Sirius does, but nearly 40° higher. Castor, Procyon and Pollux all transit in quick succession between 50 and 61 minutes ...

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