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

The Snow Moon rose on Feb. 12, 2025, marking the end of Chinese New Year and setting up both the beginning of Ramadan and a ...

As the moon moves through its various stages, it experiences several phases of partial light. These range from a banana-shaped crescent moon, a D-shaped quarter moon and a nearly full gibbous moon.

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

The autumn stars are moving in, and so is autumn itself. But September has only one big story this year: the moon. A warm-up to the show happens the morning of the 10th, when a waning crescent ...

This coming week, our planet arrives at a point in its orbit that marks the first day of summer for the inhabitants of Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. Astronomers refer to this event as the ...

On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in ... making it an excellent time to observe Earth's "evil twin," as showcased in the stunning photos ...