That’s because during the 27 days following Monday night's Venus-moon pairing, the Earth’s movement around the sun will cause the sun’s position in the sky to shift to the east as well.

The best news? Viewers in prime dark sky locations don’t need high-tech telescopes or even binoculars to stargaze this summer ...

Want to see Venus in the night sky? We recommend the Celestron Astro Fi 102 as the top pick in our best beginner's telescope guide. During August, Venus sets around the middle of twilight ...

a parade of seven planets across the night sky, including Mercury, Uranus and Neptune alongside typically bright planets such ...

On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in an event known as a conjunction, where two objects share the same right ascension or celestial longitude.

Today, Venus is referred to as the "Christmas Star" because it will be the brightest object in the sky, besides the moon and sun, Throop said. Stars can be seen in the night sky. When Jupiter is ...

We have planet pairings, moon-planet hangouts, and a special treat to end the month: several evenings with all seven of our space neighbors up in the sky ... night of stargazing, look for Venus.

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky ... higher to find Venus, the most brilliant planet in the sky.

The innermost planets straddle nighttime, with Mercury in the evening and the greatest western elongation of Venus in the morning ... Noctilucent clouds light the night sky above Laboe, Germany.