With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Stargazers are in for a spectacular treat this weekend as Venus—often called the “Evening Star”—will appear right next to a ...

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

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

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

1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere. It will make for an eye-catching scene as the two ...

On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close ...

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon.

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