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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The second full moon of the year—arriving on February 12—takes its name from the dusting of snowfall common at this time of ...

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.

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

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...