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.

Everything you need to know about Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo and the 15th brightest star in the sky.

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.

Spica is not hard to find if you keep following that same arc, in part because there are few other bright stars near it. In fact, one Arabic name for this star was Azemech, which means solitary or ...

The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth's moon on the night of May 9. Here's how to catch the celestial pair at play ahead of next week's full 'Flower Moon'. Stargazers should look ...

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

In Spica Adventure, players will use their wits and quick reflexes to guide the heroine, Nico, through challenging stages filled with abstract and cartoony dangers. To navigate the game’s ...

One is the celestial lion, Leo, which headlined our column last month. To its left, there’s a distinct Y-shape of stars, rising upwards from a bright blue-white star called Spica. The ancient ...

The striking, steely blue star Spica is the 15th brightest star in the sky despite being just over 250 light-years from Earth. Its visual dominance is in large part because Spica is actually two ...

The First Quarter Moon will occult the bright star Spica tonight (Sky & Telescope). This means that the Moon will appear to pass in front of Spica, the bright bluish-white star (NASA).