Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

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

The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to the casual stargazer. Want to see the moon up close? We recommend the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ as the best for ...

Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...

Every 29.5 days, the moon goes through its full rotation, meaning that most months have a Full Moon and a New Moon for you to ...

Those looking skyward Monday night will see a celestial treat with Mars nestled next to the first full moon of the season — the wolf moon — and a rare lunar occulation. Here is what you need ...

Keep an eye on the sky Monday evening to see the wolf moon, the first full moon of the year ... Look for it in the east each night, as well as in the northwest at dawn. Mars isn’t the only ...

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance ...

It also won't be alone. There will be a lot of planets visible in the night sky this month. The first full moon of the year is known as the "wolf moon" since wolves’ howls were more likely to be ...

On the night of the full Moon, for most of the country, the moon will pass in front of the planet Mars. The event will cause Mars to disappear from sight behind the moon for a little over an hour ...