Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

Mississippi stargazers will be able to see 4 or 5 planets in the night sky with their naked eye this month. Will you be able ...

The moon may still be geologically active ... lunar near side — the face of the moon that we can see hanging in the sky. The near side is characterized by the famous "Man in the Moon ...

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 ...

The Moon is very nearly Full, a phase it will reach early tomorrow morning, but fortunately Jupiter is still at its ... in the southeastern sky. An hour before sunrise, the tiny planet is nearly ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet ... following is adapted from Alison Klesman’s The Sky This Week column. Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in ...

Unsurprisingly, the name of February's full moon became known as the snow moon since it rises in one of the snowiest months, on average, in the United States. Because bad weather and heavy snows made ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

Look west after sunset for a chance to see a super-slim 2.4%-lit crescent moon. It won’t be easy because it will only be in the sky while it’s still bright, just after the sunset. You’ll ...

Full moon names were an integral ancient method to track the changing months and seasons, and many that are still ... the sky at midnight and lies low on the western horizon opposite the sunrise ...