The bright stars Castor and Pollux will be positioned to the left of the moon in the early morning hours of Aug. 19. Mercury, ...

The waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.

According to new information on SkySafari 6 Pro, a program used to predict the placement of stars and planets, Thursday, Aug.

Bright Venus is moving quickly through Gemini, now several degrees south of Pollux this morning, while the Moon crowds closer to Mercury.

The crescent moon, 13% illuminated, is 244,200 miles (393,000 km) from Earth. But brilliant Venus is 360 times farther away at 88 million miles (142 million km).

One of the brightest and most colorful stars in the sky and the most brilliant planet are on stage in the early morning dawn sky this weekend and will be joined by the moon on Monday morning. The star ...

Venus is easy to spot this time of year, hanging out low in the southwest sky just after sunset this whole month. As the sunset deepens into dusk, the Moon’s sliver will rest just below Venus.

This week, skygazers have two celestial events to be excited about, with a Jupiter-Venus planetary conjunction and the ...

A rare formation — a triple conjunction — will take place as Saturn and Venus align with the crescent moon on Friday, April 25, appearing in a triangula shape — similar to a smiley face ...

Russia has postponed its next missions to the Moon and Venus by at least a year, pushing their launches to 2028 and 2036, ...

Before Venus shines her brightest love light of the year, the full moon, known as the Snow Moon, will illuminate the sky on Wednesday, Feb. 12. It will reach full illumination at 7:53 a.m. CST.

August’s full moon comes with a “celestial bonus,” per the Farmer’s Almanac. When the full moon sets in the early morning, ...