These Venus-moon rendezvous occur on roughly a monthly schedule. Indeed, if Venus were stationary and did not appear to move against the star background, then a Venus-moon encounter would occur ...

This is an excellent week for stargazing. With a New Moon midweek it means dark, moonless skies either side that are perfect for picking-out stars and constellations and getting to know how to nav ...

The Double Cluster in Perseus consists of two open clusters of young stars less than a Moon’s width apart. Credit: Chris Schur. Pluto stands stationary at 10 P.M. EDT. The tiny, distant dwarf ...

Today, Venus is referred to as the "Christmas Star" because it will be the brightest object in the sky, besides the moon and sun, Throop said. Stars can be seen in the night sky. When Jupiter is ...

The location of the moon shown relative to Spica on the morning of May 10. | Credit: Starry Night. The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth's moon on the night of May 9. Here's how ...

This week features a New Moon, which means two things—it’s a great week for both stargazing and, slightly beforehand, crescent Moon-watching. One of the most difficult observations in ...

Star trackers compensate for the Earth's rotation, moving your camera so you're capturing a genuinely stationary view of ... or capture the eerie 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse this March ...

This time, it's about the cosmos. "The Sun is out of place, the Moon is out of place and the stars are out of place. The compases are off," wrote a Facebook user on July 29, 2022. The post ...