As the moon wanes toward its new phase on February 17, the month's prime astrophotography window opens. These nights are ...

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

Stargazers can see six planets all in one evening during the second month of the year, especially Mercury, which is usually difficult to spot.

From Mercury’s rare appearance to NASA’s Artemis II launch window, here’s everything to watch in the skies this month.

On the night of Feb. 2, skywatchers in eastern North America can see the moon occult Regulus — a rare event visible to the ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a striking celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S. But unless you're willing to wake up before ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...

One of the best naked-eye stargazing sights of the year is on offer to skywatchers this week — if you can rise before the sun Friday (Sept. 19). Just before sunrise, the crescent moon, the brilliant ...

The moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot. A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at ...

A celestial event called a conjunction featured the moon, Venus, and the star Regulus on Sept. 19. The trio will still be shining on Sept. 20, but Venus and Regulus will be further from the moon. The ...

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 ...

Watch this stunning pairing in the pre-dawn sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a ...