Look again to the southwest after dark to see a 32%-lit waxing crescent moon closing in on Jupiter, the brightest planet in the night sky. Today, our natural satellite in space reaches its First ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

Look west after sunset for a 21% lit waxing crescent moon ... night skies begin to get brightly lit by moonlight and stars become harder to see. Don’t plan a stargazing trip to a dark sky ...

That’s because during the 27 days following Monday night's Venus-moon pairing, the Earth’s movement around the sun will cause the sun’s position in the sky to shift to the east as well.

There, about one-third of the way up from the horizon to the overhead point, you'll see an eye-catching sight: A lovely, thin crescent moon ... Related: Night sky, March 2024: What you can ...

On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in an event known as a conjunction, where two objects share the same right ascension or celestial longitude.

Head’s up, skywatchers, as April closes out, the night sky will include a crescent moon alignment this week on Friday, April 25. The grouping of planets will include bright Venus, Saturn ...

Here’s how it works. Starting this week, you can watch five planets in the evening sky as a crescent moon rises higher each night. From Thursday, March 23 through Thursday, March 30, it will be ...

Stargazers are in for a spectacular treat this weekend as Venus—often called the “Evening Star”—will appear right next to a ...

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 a beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the ...