Since March, Venus has been visible in the morning sky, just east of sunrise. But the planet's greatest elongation, when it ...

The new moon of December occurs tonight. A day later, Southern Hemisphere observers will see the peak of the Phoenicid meteor shower, and on Dec. 4 the waxing moon will make a close pass to Venus ...

For North Americans, this is an eye-catching sight, visible even from brightly lit cities.

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...

A waning crescent Moon lies near bright Venus in the morning sky, offering a gorgeous pairing for visual observing or ...

This lunation comes on the heels of the sun moving into Gemini — the sign of forked tongues and shape-shifting — and on the ...

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

Venus continues to be the brilliant “Morning Star” in the East before dawn, albeit dimming just a bit as it moves away from ...

The next new moon will fall at around 11:02 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 27. Manhattanhenge, a biannual event in Manhattan, New York, will occur at around 8:13 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 28. Venus will ...

Several visible planets, a new moon, Venus' pull from the sunrise and Manhattanhenge will all occur within the coming week. Throughout the remainder of May, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus are visible ...