Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

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

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Vertical 3D render of Ramadan Kareem with golden metal crescent, stars and paper cut clouds. Blue traditional background for Muslim holy month. Ramadan concept. High quality 3D render in 4K Resolution ...

From west to east, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will make an arc across Wyoming’s night sky in a parade ...

It has been a busy start to 2025 for astronomy lovers with plenty of planets spread across the sky, the moon passing between Mars and Earth in an eclipse-like event, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows how much I enjoy seeing a conjunction of the moon and Venus in the western sky at dusk. I’m not sure why it’s ...

(All times Eastern; * denotes a Super Moon.) The images below show the day-by-day ... 5:32 P.M. A delicate crescent Moon mingles with Saturn in the evening sky, passing 1.1° north of the ringed ...

Four planets will visible to the naked eye this week - a rare occurrence that only happens once every few years. UK skies will be graced by the rare 'planetary parade', showing Venus, Mars, Jupiter ...

Growing up in Iowa, a state divided by the Iowa [Hawkeyes] and Iowa State [Cyclones] teams, it’s so nice that everybody here ...

A rare 'planetary parade' will be visible to the naked eye in the UK this week, as Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn sit in a ...