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

A French astrophotographer has captured a stunning photo of Venus and the moon shining above the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ...

February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

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 ...

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

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

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

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

It takes the about a month to orbit around the Earth and complete the lunar cycle. Feb. 12 marks the second moon phase, and ...

The moon may still be geologically active, judging from the way the lunar far side is wrinkling as the moon contracts. At ...