A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to ...

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

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Wednesday, February 5 First Quarter Moon occurs at 3:02 A.M. EST. Nearly half a day later, the Moon passes 5° north of Uranus ...

A crescent moon will be part of a planetary parade featuring six planets after sunset on Feb. 3: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even ...

Sunday is Saint Brigid’s Day, One Of The Four Traditional “Cross-Quarter” Days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

Skywatchers, get ready for an unforgettable weeks-long celestial spectacle.This rare phenomenon, nicknamed the ...

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows how much I enjoy seeing a conjunction of the moon and Venus in the western sky at dusk. I’m not sure why it’s ...

You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.