North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern ...

Look west after sunset for a 21% lit waxing crescent moon. Its dark limb will display “Earthshine”—sunlight reflected from our planet’s oceans and ice caps onto the lunar surface. It’s just strong ...

Skywatchers are in for a treat this week as the crescent moon takes center stage, beginning as a delicate sliver and growing brighter each night. As well as being a beautiful sight in itself, it will ...

Heads up, stargazers! The waxing crescent moon will appear on the left shoulder of Mars in the hours following sunset on July 28 — close enough for both to fit easily in the view of a pair of 10x50 ...

According to the center, the crescent should be visible through telescopes in regions including East Asia, southern Africa and southern South ...

Heads up stargazers! The moon will shine close to the bright star Antares at sunset on Sept. 27, while some lucky viewers — and plenty of penguins — will witness the lunar disk pass directly in front ...