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

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 ...

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

Keep an eye on the sky ... Australia and Antarctica as well as some islands in the Pacific Ocean. There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon ...

Look to the southwest sky after sunset on Saturday, as the sliver of a waxing crescent moon nears bright Venus with Saturn ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

A bonus to the show is that stars Castor and Pollux, Mars and the moon will form a nearly straight line in the night sky. Again, the moon's brightness might make seeing these two stars difficult.

(CNN) — Keep an eye on the sky ... moon in brilliant, warm hues. The first total lunar eclipse will be visible between March 13-14 and cross over Western Europe, parts of Asia, parts of ...