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 up ...

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 with all seven of our space neighbors ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend, with the moon and a stunningly bright Venus set to appear very close to each other in the heavens. The event—known as a conjunction—will grace skies over ...

Should your local weather forecast suggest that Friday morning — the start of the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend — will be fair and clear, it will be well worth setting your alarm clock to awaken you ...

February’s full moon will shine for days before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love — during February's rare planetary parade. Stargazers are in ...

February's full moon will shine before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love — during the month's rare planetary parade. Pennsylvania stargazers are ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the sky. What makes the close approach of the objects so special this time ...

Three celestial bodies are about to meet up for one night in September in a conjunction that should be widely visible in the ...

A trio of planets accompanied the moon in the sky on Friday, Dec. 10. Jupiter, Saturn and Venus fell in line with the crescent moon in the southwestern sky shortly after nightfall, according to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. We're now exactly halfway between December's winter solstice ...

February's full moon will shine before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love — during the month's rare planetary parade. This month, beside the snow ...