During the upcoming May 18 Venus-moon conjunction, use the crescent moon to find the radiant planet before sunset.

It's a new lunar phase tonight, and the end of the current lunar cycle. Keep reading to find out what this means. What is ...

See dazzling planets, the Milky Way and a trio of celestial animals brightening the spring sky around May's new moon.

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 15Are you familiar with the constellation Crater the Cup?

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The rare isotope helium-3 is one of Earth’s most precious commodities—so precious, in fact, that it might prove profitable to ...

Just a few hours before the Orion spacecraft crossed the sky en route to the moon on April 1, mechatronics engineer Rodrigo ...

Early birds are in for a celestial treat this week as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower reaches its peak. The shower will peak ...

Tonight is "blue moon Eve" (see the May 31 entry for more details). Late tonight, look toward the southeast to see one of the sky's most striking color contrasts. The bright, nearly full moon will be ...

May features a Flower Moon, a micro blue moon, and even a meteor shower. Read below for the astronomical events for the month.

Venus and Jupiter are the top evening features for your observing run after sunset in May. Jupiter also hosts a handful of exciting double transits — and double shadow transits — involving Europa and ...