The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...

The Perseids are noted as one of the most popular meteor showers among sky watchers because it is visible and reliable, ...

The moon will appear to hover about 4-degrees below and to the left of Venus. Your clenched fist held at arm’s length measures roughly 10-degrees. So, the moon and Venus will appear to be less ...

NASA's Artemis 1 mission's Orion spacecraft captured amazing views of the Earthset as the moon passed in front of it on flight day 6. On flight day 8, the spacecraft captured a view of itself with the ...

The Alpha Capricornid, Southern Delta Aquariid, ... On this night, the Moon will be a waning crescent about 18 percent lit when it rises around 2 A.M. local daylight time.

The crescent moon will be the centerpiece of April's final astronomical event as it bunches up with Venus, Saturn and Mercury in the eastern sky on Friday morning.

The alpha star of the constellation Leo, Regulus is the spiky star centered in this telescopic field of view. ... June 1– Crescent Moon Visible Between Mars and Regulus.

A breakdown of how to get the most out of the different moon phases, from the new moon through waxing, full, and waning cycles.

This year’s peak the night of Dec. 13 to 14 comes with good viewing conditions until around 2:40 a.m. on the 14th, when a waning crescent moon will begin to rise. Dec. 21-22 Ursid Meteor Shower ...

“While there will be a crescent moon in the sky before dawn on April 25 with two bright planets nearby, it won’t be nearly as dramatic as some images suggest,” EarthSky said.

It may be best to view the meteor shower on the evening of April 21, just before the waning crescent moon rises. In the best conditions, the Lyrids average about 10 to 15 meteors per hour, ...