The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

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

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

January's planetary parade may be over, but stargazers in the Hudson Valley may get to see a chance to see more beauty in the ...

Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...

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

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Will the Lower Hudson Valley be able to see these celestial spectacles Feb. 1 and 3? It depends on the weather.

According to Nine Planets, for many decades, the new moon term was used to describe the first visible crescent of the Moon after its conjunction with the sun. This thin waxing crescent is observed ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved ...