A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a slender crescent moon will be the chief celestial attraction in the dawn sky ...

On Saturday evening (Oct. 5) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the ...

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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 18: Io, Europa, and their shadows cross ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend, with the moon and a stunningly bright Venus set to appear very close to each other in the heavens. The event—known as a conjunction—will grace skies over ...

The two brightest nighttime objects, the moon and the planet Venus put on a lovely display in the western evening sky of Wednesday, Dec. 4. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

On the early morning of October 19, a slender crescent moon pairs with the brightest planet, Venus, creating a stunning ...

The moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot. A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at ...