Look to the east in the hours preceding sunrise on Aug. 20 to see a thin crescent moon rendezvous with Venus and Jupiter to form a celestial triangle in the predawn sky. The 9%-lit waning crescent ...

Stargazers will soon get the chance to experience a rare celestial event known as a Black Moon, set to occur this week.

A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky.

Wake up early to witness the year's most dazzling planetary pairing as Venus and Jupiter close in for a celestial rendezvous.

The waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.

The new moon occurs Aug. 4, at 7:13 a.m. EDT (0113 UTC). In the days following the new moon, our satellite will make a close pass to Venus; after that Venus and Mercury will be close together ...

With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

As the month wraps up, August also offers a rare black moon on August 23, according to EarthSky . This black moon is the ...

The moment of new moon is exactly 12:37 a.m. Sunday. Then, 20 minutes or so after sunset that day, we’ll have a possibly better chance to see the young moon with binoculars.

During the early days of our solar system, giant impacts were common occurrences. Earth likely experienced such an impact ...

The Perseid meteor shower is peaking soon. This year, a bright moon will hinder viewing during peak viewing early Wednesday, ...