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 ...

“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

This lunar phase sees the moon roughly between the Earth and the sun, making the moon invisible but the night skies free from ... couple of degrees from bright Venus. You can watch them sink ...

It’s a busy month for planet-fanatics. This month’s stargazing agenda brims with planet sightings. We have planet pairings, moon-planet hangouts, and a special treat to end the month: several evenings ...

To date it has been a superb winter for viewing the queen of the planets, Venus. February marks the pinnacle of the evening visibility of Venus as it stands like a sequined showgirl nearly halfway ...

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

Tonight starts a great week of star gazing. Here's when to watch the full moon next to Venus, and a rare planetary parade ...

On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close together ... a spectacular view of the night sky from Rainham in Kent ...

Dating back to last August, there have been a total of four well ... If you're looking for binoculars or a telescope to observe Venus, the moon or anything else in the night sky, check out our guides ...

February’s full moon will shine for days before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after ... The best view of this moon will be the night before or night after ...