The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

making it an excellent time to observe Earth's "evil twin," as showcased in the stunning photos below. Josh Dury caught this gorgeous photograph of the moon and a brilliant star-pointed Venus from ...

Venus's distance from the Earth varies from 24 million miles to 162 million miles. Also, check out other phases of the moon this month. On February 1st at 8:47 pm CST., the moon will be at perigee ...

Stargazers across Oxfordshire were treated to a mesmeric display as the planet Venus and the waxing crescent ... Many people took to social media to share photos over the weekend and on Monday ...

You’ll also see the Pleiades nearby. This set of images show the phases and relative size of Venus as seen from Earth as it moves around ... [+] the Sun. Photograph by Jamie Cooper. (Photo by ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is expected to whiz past the Sun in mid-January, giving skywatchers an extremely rare opportunity to spot the space spectacle from Earth Skyler Caruso is a Writer and ...

January's long, dark nights always make for special stargazing, but this year our skies are hosting a parade of planets, headlined by Venus, which will shine extraordinarily bright this weekend.

A comet that has taken astronomers by surprise could shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky as it passes by Earth over the next few days. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was spotted in April last ...