The Full Snow Moon is set to grace the night sky soon, offering a brilliant celestial display during the coldest part of the ...

Tonight starts a great week of star gazing. Here's when to watch the full moon next to Venus, and a rare planetary parade ...

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

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

Chris Vaughan/Starry Night The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval ...

Jan. 25 is a good time to look at the arc of planets because the moon will be a slim ... While they will all share the night sky at the same time, the planets are not aligned during these parades ...

Stargazers can witness a rare planetary parade on January 21 and 25, with Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn visible to the naked eye after sunset. Uranus and Neptune need a telescope for clear ...

These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to align in the night sky at once. “They’re not in a straight line, but they’re pretty close together on one side of the sun ...

North Texans are in for a celestial treat: This month and until late February, six planets in our solar system will be in alignment in the night sky ... behind the moon in what’s called a ...

The moon is an integral part of the sky above us. Over time, each month’s full moon has acquired a unique name of its own: ...

Throughout the first week of March, night by night, we can watch Mercury climb higher in the western sky, while the Waxing Crescent Moon tracks its way across the parade towards the east.

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may ... before the frigid lunar night as the Earth blocks the sun.