The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

But this time, the moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation a bit easier to see and enjoy. As the moon moves to the east against the star ...

Each of these planets appears to move against the starry background at ... as well as the moon, closely follow an imaginary line in the sky called the ecliptic. The ecliptic is also the path ...

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.

Despite the name, the moon doesn’t turn pink—it’s named for spring blooms and will appear slightly smaller this year as a micromoon. In April, the night sky is packed with cosmic events ...

The stars and constellations of spring may be dominating the night sky, but we’re about to lose them to a full moon. Since it’s due to turn into a full pink moon this coming Saturday ...

Jupiter is two fist-widths to the right of Orion’s shoulder high in the western sky and Mars is almost straight overhead at one hour after sunset And now, since there’s no bright moon in your ...