An eye-catching pairing of the two brightest objects in the night sky — dazzling Venus and a lovely waning crescent moon — will be the chief celestial attraction in the predawn morning sky on Thursday ...

South Florida residents enjoyed clear skies revealing a crescent moon and a rare bright Venus, sparking social media buzz. The clear skies of South Florida made perfect conditions for seeing a ...

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 ...

The Moon passes 0.3° south of the bright red giant star Antares at 7 P.M. EST. However, the pair isn’t visible this evening, as they’ll rise in the early-morning sky, so we’ll feature them tomorrow.

A crescent moon will appear alongside the bright stars Castor and Pollox to form a lopsided grin in the night sky on May 29. Skywatchers in the U.S. will find the cosmic smile hanging above the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — The waning crescent moon ...

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. This celestial phenomenon is called a conjunction, ...