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

On Saturday evening (Oct. 5) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for ...

On April 9 or April 10—depending on where you are—the new moon that caused totality on April 8 will emerge as a super-slim crescent alongside a rare bright comet in the sky during Monday’s ...

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: ...

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

"I'm in my back garden and I can see a very nice little crescent Moon ... "When we look at the night sky, things like Taurus, the Pleiades, the Moon, they've been the same for the whole of ...

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.

“Enjoy a beautiful sight just after sunset as the Moon and Venus meet up in the southwestern sky,” NASA’s November sky blog listed among its highlights. Venus is easy to spot this time of year, ...

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

A mighty week is upon us, inaugurated on Sunday by the opposition between Mars and Pluto that will occur two more times in ...

In particularly, look for it near the thin Crescent Moon on the night of November 4. This planet will likely be the brightest "star" in the sky every evening this month, however it sets fairly ...