The moon, Saturn and Neptune will rise a little before midnight for those in the U.S. Heads up stargazers! The moon will rise ...

Astronomers measure distances in the sky in degrees, a complete circle being 360 degrees. The moon takes 27.3 days to complete its 360 degree trip around the sky, so moves 13.2 degrees in one night.

Stargazers in the U.S. will find the slender form of the crescent moon roughly 20 degrees above the western horizon right at sunset on Saturday. The following hour will see Mars and the bright star ...

While this blue-white star sits 79 light-years distant from our sun, it shines brightly, giving Jupiter a little competition in the night sky. The dragon’s shower.

Stars and “shooting stars” aside, this week also sees a gorgeous conjunction of a razor-thin crescent Moon and the bight Venus. That will be worth getting up early for. Tuesday, July 26, 2022 ...

The visual journey unveils what the stars in the night sky truly are, using authentic images captured from Earth. With the ...

Look above the moon, and you'll see the Pleiades open star cluster of stars, which the moon occulted last night. Look again an hour after the moonrise, and you'll see the bright planet Jupiter ...

What To See In The Night Sky This Week: November 21-27, 2022. This week features a New Moon, which means two things—it’s a great week for both stargazing and, slightly beforehand, crescent ...

The moon is seen through the open canopy of the Kryoneri Observatory, before the telescope tracks a green comet named Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), in Kryoneri, Greece, February 1, 2023.

Before heading out to photograph the night sky, check the Weather page in the Times or online for the phases of the moon. Look for when the moon will be full, when it rises and when it sets.

The crescent Moon forms a lovely sight with the Morning Star before dawn on 24 and 25 April. 5 April, 3.15am: First Quarter Moon near Mars 12 April: Moon near Spica ...

Monday’s waxing gibbous moon is over 80% of full which will drown out fainter stars. But, you can enjoy the moon, too, which will be full on Thursday. Filed under ...