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

As of Monday, Dec. 15, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. This means 18% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

Those looking up at the night sky this week might spot a faint, ghostly glow illuminating the whole of the moon. The phenomenon, known as the "Da Vinci glow," is named after the artist and inventor ...

It's the last moon in November, what can you see?

Incredible timelapse footage captured the setting of the waxing crescent moon on Saturday, November 22, in Santa Cruz, California. Shreenivasan Manievannan captured this video as the moon set behind ...

This week features a New Moon, which means two things—it’s a great week for both stargazing and, slightly beforehand, crescent Moon-watching. One of the most difficult observations in stargazing comes ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Ever notice that when you gaze upon a crescent moon, you can see a dark circle inside it. What is it? It's actually the moon, believe it or not, and it's a phenomenon called ...

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset on Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon. This celestial phenomenon is called a conjunction ...

Venus is a prominent fixture in the evening sky, still hanging on at magnitude –4.8 and setting nearly three hours after the Sun. It’s currently located in central Pisces, far outshining any stars in ...

While you're enjoying the duo, be sure to note how Earthshine illuminates the "dark" portion of the moon's disk. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.