On Saturday evening, February 1, a lovely crescent moon passes just to the left of Venus, which is now shining at the ...

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

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the ...

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.

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows how much I enjoy seeing a conjunction of the moon and Venus in the western sky at dusk. I’m not sure why it’s ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

As such, the term Earthshine is sometimes referred to as "The old moon in the new moon's arms." The glow is produced by light from a fully illuminated Earth reflecting off the lunar surface.

That is why the moon is pockmarked with so many craters ... The L2 point has the added advantage of not suffering from "Earthshine"—reflected light from Earth that could diminish the ...

The waxing crescent moon, which appeared 16.5 per cent illuminated, glowed with earthshine—a soft light reflecting from Earth’s surface.

The waxing crescent moon, which appeared 16.5% illuminated, glowed with earthshine—a soft light reflecting from Earth’s surface. Venus, the second planet from the Sun and shrouded in thick ...