Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

As Mercury and Saturn tussle for attention near the horizon, brilliant Venus stands well above them. On Feb. 1, a crescent Moon sits less ... Taurus to the Pleiades. NASA/Bill Dunford February ...

It also becomes a slimmer crescent. Nonetheless, this is when the planet is at its brightest in our skies. NASA/JPL-Caltech Now, you may have heard that Venus goes through phases, just like the Moon.

With Venus shining at its peak close to the crescent moon, a dramatic full moon, iconic constellations, and star clusters, there’s no shortage of celestial wonders to capture this month.

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 ...

Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at ...

Mike Evans was killed in February 2022 in Montana, officials said. Photo from Great Falls/Cascade County Crimestoppers' Facebook page Michael “Mike” Evans was a hardworking and fun-loving guy ...

In 1961, NASA launched a rocket carrying Ham the Chimp ... In 1971, Apollo 14, the third U.S. mission to land on the moon, blasted off using a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

And be sure to get outside after sunset tonight (Feb. 1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western Hemisphere.