Venus becomes the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, the Lyrids Meteor Shower takes place and the Moon has ...

Experience the celestial wonders of April 2025, featuring the Lyrid meteor shower, Micro Pink Moon, and a Jupiter-Moon ...

March 30: Seek out the crescent moon, illuminated at just 4%, positioned nearly 10° above the west-northwest horizon. Notably, Hamal, the brightest star in Aries, will be visible about 10° to the moon ...

Prepare for a mystical April 2025 night sky! See the Micro Pink Moon, Lyrid meteor shower, Mercury at maximum elongation, and Earthshine, in an experience that will be etched in your memory forever.

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

New moons are part of the lunar cycle when the moon is between the Earth and sun, appearing dark. The next new moon is on ...

Venus and the moon will linger for about an hour longer after Mercury sinks below the rooftops around 6:30 p.m. local time. Keep an eye out for Earthshine on the moon. Sometimes called the Ashen ...

As such, the term Earthshine is sometimes referred to as "The old moon in the new moon's arms." The glow is produced by light from a fully illuminated Earth reflecting off the lunar surface.

The unlit side of the crescent moon will display its earthshine which is a faint glow that lights up the unlit side of a crescent moon because the sun's light reflects off the Earth's surface and ...

It's a busy week in outer space! Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, astronomer with University and the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, checked in with NCPR to guide us through what we'll see.