Look 20 degrees above the southwestern horizon in the hour following sunset on July 30 to find the waxing crescent moon — now 32% lit — hanging in the evening sky, with Spica ...

This weekend promises an extraordinary celestial spectacle, as skywatchers will be treated to a stunning alignment of the ...

Spica is actually a double star system around 250 light-years, or a little over 1,400 trillion miles, away from Earth. Both stars are much larger than our sun and kick out much more light.

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will find the waxing gibbous moon above the southwestern horizon as the sun sets on July 3, with Spica — the brightest star in the constellation Virgo — visible less ...

At a distance of about 250 light-years away from Earth, Spica appears as a lone, bluish-white star. However, it actually consists of two or more stars, according to EarthSky.

Each of the three massive stars that make up the Spring Triangle - Spica, Arcturus and Regulus - belongs to a different constellation in the night sky. Orange-hued Arcturus can be found high above ...

The Moon now passes 0.8° south of Spica at 6 P.M. EDT, with the pairing visible as evening twilight falls. (As with Mars earlier this week, some parts of the world will see Spica disappear behind ...

There's a big diamond in the sky made by connecting the stars Arcturus, Spica, Denebola and Cor Caroli. Once found, you can use it to find each star's associated constellation. The spring sky is ...

Look 20 degrees above the southwestern horizon in the hour following sunset on July 30 to find the waxing crescent moon — now 32% lit — hanging in the evening sky, with Spica shining as a ...