Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

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

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

Keep an eye on the sky Monday evening to see the wolf moon, the first full moon ... rotate westward around the bright star Polaris and will be visible each night beginning early in the evening.

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.

A bonus to the show is that stars Castor and Pollux, Mars and the moon will form a nearly straight line in the night sky. Again, the moon's brightness might make seeing these two stars difficult.

while the bright star Pollux will be a few degrees to the upper left of the moon, according to NASA. Times for the moon passing in front of Mars will vary, so be sure to check your favorite ...