Stargazers in the U.S. will find the waxing gibbous moon above the southwestern horizon as the sun sets on July 3, with Spica ...

Trundling along the ecliptic plane in Virgo, our satellite hangs near the bright star Spica in the evening sky.

The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...

A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Today, I will feature a few current sights, starting with a preview of the rare, marvelous hiding of the bright star Spica.

The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the bright star Spica in the night sky tonight, ahead of its full moon phase on June 11. Skywatchers in the U.S. will find the moon above the ...

Spica, one of the brightest stars in the sky, will temporarily vanish in the night during a rare lunar occultation on Wednesday.

Above Spica, the "star" farthest from the moon and shining sedately with a yellow-white hue is — you guessed it — Saturn. It shines just a bit brighter than Spica.

Astro Bob: See Spica's spectacular reappearance On Wednesday morning, Nov. 27, the crescent moon covers the bright star Spica, then dramatically returns it to view.

On Saturday night, the Moon will occult, or pass in front of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, blocking it from view for about an hour. You can see it disappear behind the ...

That night, the moon will pass in front of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. This rare event is called an occultation, and it will be visible from most of the United States.

To the lower right of Spica is a quadrilateral of four 3rd-magnitude stars. This is the outline of Corvus the Crow, a relatively small and overlooked constellation.