The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 28The Moon passes 9° south of Venus at 10 A.M. EDT this ...

Wait until dark and find the waxing crescent Moon, sitting near a curve of stars in eastern Aries. Uranus is some 4.5° to the Moon’s left. Binoculars may pick up both in the same field of view ...

The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of the moon. In 2025, star-gazers will enjoy three consecutive supermoons in 2025: 7 October, 5 ...

In reality, two planets will be hanging out very close to the moon on April 25, but they won’t form a smiley face. Venus and ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ... in the night sky tonight On the nights before and after a new moon, when just a thin crescent is present, it is sometimes possible to make out the ...

The crescent that appears after the February new moon on March 1 will mark the beginning ... one can see Jupiter as the sky gets dark; by 7 p.m. it is still high (67 degrees) above the horizon.

With the moon in its waxing crescent phase (27 percent full) on this night, interference will be minimal, and dark skies will make any Earth-grazing fireballs stand out dramatically. Wake up early ...