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

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s ...

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

Luna skims by Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, and Jupiter as it grows from a thin crescent to just past First Quarter in the ...

The biggest deal in the night sky this month is a total eclipse of the Moon on the night of March 13/14.  A total lunar ...

Look for the moon to take on an orange to dark red color on March 14. Spring forward to daylight saving time on March 9.

Friday's crescent moon brings the first night of Ramadan. But guess what? There will be a planetary alignment in the sky, too ...

Ramadan is not uniformly observed globally — the start date can vary by country or even be different mosque to mosque in the ...

“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...

Venus pairs with the very slender crescent moon on March 1 and 2. Mercury returns to the evening sky and joins Venus and the crescent moon on March 1 in the western sky, one hour after sunset.

The sighting of the crescent moon marks the start and end of the holy month of Ramadan. Know its significance for Muslims.