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

Spica, located in the constellation Virgo, is known for its brilliant blue-white hue and is one of the brightest stars ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in November 2024: ...

Because of this rapid movement, when the sun sets on the following (Tuesday) evening, the configuration between Venus and the moon will have radically changed. In fact, the moon – whose illuminated ...

November's Beaver Moon -- a supermoon -- comes within about 225,000 miles of Earth on Thursday. It won't reach its full lunar ...

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

Watch for the brightest planets in the sky throughout the month, as well.

Explore the full moon phenomenon, its phases, and why it shines so brightly in the night sky. Delve into the cultural ...

As the sky continues to darken ... Early this morning is a great opportunity to enjoy the slim crescent Moon, less than 10 percent lit and standing 20° high in the east an hour before sunrise.

Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory astronomer Eric McLaughlin shares a notable celestial event to check out this month.

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months ...