A crescent moon will appear alongside ... fist at arms length against the night sky. The space between your thumb and the other side of your hand will cover roughly 10 degrees.

“Dark skies provide cover for predators ... and many migrate at night using the stars and moon for navigation.” (Find out why the Grand Canyon is now a Dark Sky Park—and how you can visit.) ...

This month's full moon reaches peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. EDT (17:56 GMT) and is known as the 'Flower Moon' to some in North America and Europe owing to the abundant seasonal wildflower blooms ...

People in parts of the U.S. may be able to see Northern lights Monday night — or at least use a smartphone cameras to reveal ...

Although there is no astronomical darkness from our latitude now, there are still plenty of things to see in the night sky.

There will be a waxing moon in the evening sky this week, so I recommend the southern sky for your star-gazing delight. Watch one of our magnificent sunsets and when it’s dark, swing 90 degrees ...

Conversations about Nevada’s health headlines and protecting Red Rock’s dark sky ... during the new moon, because any natural light at night can throw off the night sky quality measurements.

May's full moon, known as the 'Flower Moon' is set to dazzle stargazers and the astrophotography community alike when it rises on the night ... dark basaltic maria (which is Latin for seas) that ...

Halfway between the neon jungle of Las Vegas and the casino clamor of Reno sits a Nevada town that feels like it exists in its own time zone—one where the clock ticks a little slower and nobody seems ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

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 ...