A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a slender crescent moon will be the chief celestial attraction in the dawn sky early on Sunday morning. If you look low toward the eastern horizon about 60 to ...

Everything you need to know about March 2’s full moon and March 3’s “blood moon” total lunar eclipse, as the full moon rises and drifts into Earth’s shadow and turns red.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sky-gazers watch the nearly full harvest moon rise over Penobscot Bay on Sept. 13, 2019, in Camden, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. February 18: The Moon meets Mercury Mercury ...

The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant dwarf planet Pluto at 7 P.M. EDT. However, the bright light from our satellite will make Pluto — already a challenging object requiring the largest ...

Spring is a great time to observe star clusters, so tonight our target is the globular M68 in Hydra. Look south after sunset and you’ll find the eastern end of the Water Snake just below Virgo and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon. (Photo by: Alan ...

Friday, January 30 The Moon passes 4° north of Jupiter this evening at 9 P.M. EST. The pair is visible most of the night in the central region of Gemini. Early in the evening, the nearly Full Moon ...