A close conjunction of Venus and the crescent moon were seen across the world this weekend. Here are the best images of one ...

On Jan. 9, skywatchers can watch the dark limb of the 82%-illuminated waxing gibbous moon creep across this beloved star ...

While the new moon rises near sunrise and crosses the sky with the sun during the day, the star’s glare is too strong to ...

Approximately every day the moon delays its rising (and setting) by about 50 minutes, and this explains why the waxing becomes better visible a few days after the new moon as the elongation from ...

Venus and the moon made quite a pair during a conjunction on Jan. 3, 2025, and we've got the photos to prove it.

Stargazers are all excited to welcome the “Wolf Moon,” but the good news for them is that they do not need to wait too long ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

As the next full moon nears, a rare new moon marks the end of 2024 — the black moon. The black moon is a rare celestial phenomena that happens roughly every 29 months or longer. The last one occurred ...

Unlike the blue moon, which doesn’t actually appear blue at all, these rare moons are exactly what it sounds like. That’s because new moons are already almost invisible in the night sky.

In December 2024, a rare celestial event known as the Black Moon will occur, marking the second new moon in a single month.

The year will end with a somewhat rare black moon having in the night sky over Wyoming. While that may sound like an ominous ...

the last new moon of 2024, is upon us, giving us a chance to cast a proverbial light toward the future under the pure potential of a dark sky On December 30, 2024, at 5:27 p.m. ET, the final new ...