Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured a stunning celestial scene early Friday morning (May 23), as the planets Venus and Saturn aligned with the thin waning crescent moon above the still waters of ...

If you head outside at that early hour and if you have a clear and unobstructed view toward the east, you will be treated to a lovely pairing of the two brightest objects in the night sky.

But look for earthshine lighting up its shadowed face, as sunlight bounces off Earth to illuminate regions of the Moon already experiencing night. Although Venus is unmissable even with the naked ...

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial tipping point.

Around 16-17 June, Mars will appear to pass close to Regulus, the bright star at the heart of the constellation Leo, the lion ...

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The Moon and Venus are the brightest objects in the night sky, and should be easily visible to those with a clear eastern horizon, according to Albert Zijlstra, Professor of Astrophysics at The ...

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The delicate waning crescent Moon stands directly to the left of the bright planet Venus before dawn. An hour before sunrise, the pair is some 10° high in the east, easily visible together in ...

Below Corona Borealis is bright star Vega. Tracking the moon night by night is one of the easiest ways to understand the rhythm of the sky. It moves about 12–13 degrees eastward each day — a ...