This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon.

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

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

On Saturday evening, February 1, a lovely crescent moon passes just to the left of Venus, which is now shining at the ...

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As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in ...

There are eight phases of the moon during a 29.5-day cycle: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent. The phases exist ...