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

A brightening 14%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible in the west sky just after sunset, and shining just a couple of degrees from bright Venus. You can watch them sink together in darkness ...

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 ...

Stargazers are in for a spectacular treat this weekend as Venus—often called the “Evening Star”—will appear right next to a delicate crescent moon in the night sky. This rare alignment ...

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

Dating back to last August ... Tonight is the night when the Americas will be greeted with a gorgeous Venus-crescent moon conjunction. The pairing will persist from before sunset on into the ...

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 ...

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent ... The moon Saturday night will be 15% illuminated ...