Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS reaches perihelion, Venus is a bright evening star, and the New Moon passes in front of the Sun in ...

The Earth has pulled in moons of this type before but none have ever stuck around as long as the moon we know.

September welcomes a flurry of night-sky sights ... according to Star Walk. It will be visible through much of the night above the east-southeast horizon. Look for Saturn, visible to the naked ...

Celebrate a Harvest Moon lunar eclipse and an occultation of the planet Saturn, just days before Neptune reaches opposition.

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

Bright stars in the summer night sky are a great skywatching target ... with Venus shining stubbornly close to the western horizon. Look at the moon's dark left side. Can you make out any details?

A crescent moon will be near ... It's now an "evening star," but hangs very low to the western horizon and disappears only about an hour after sundown. Related: Night sky, September 2024: What ...

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

Many believe the moon is bigger in the sky at this time - however, the reality is that it is an optical illusion that simply makes it look bigger when it is lower down near the horizon.

Shine on Harvest Moon,” a song well over a century old, will undoubtedly be playing in my head this week. OK, I’m showing my ...

First Quarter Moon occurs at 1:18 ... is due to peek over the eastern horizon. Shining at magnitude –2, it's an easy ...

(The Moon will pass close to this star on Friday ... look for the planets in the morning sky - Mercury is lowest to the ...