March's third, or final quarter moon phase will occur at 5:39 a.m. EDT (0939 GMT), as the moon appears in Earth's sky with its left half illuminated by direct sunlight and its rig ...

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

Astronomers note that conjunctions are visual alignments rather than true closeness in space. Although Venus and Saturn may appear near each other in the sky, they are actually separated by immense ...

March evenings offer some of the best observing conditions of the late-winter sky, with the Moon gradually fading from a ...

Venus and Saturn will appear close together in the night sky Sunday, March 8. Here's how to see the conjunction from around ...

Binoculars or a small telescope will show you why these swarming stars have given the glowing cloud Praesepe its nickname, Nigel Henbest writes ...

National Geographic archaeologist George E. Stuart reported in 1975 on the scientists who sought to decode the ancient language—and the looters who stood in their way.

Venus and Saturn are due up for a visually striking event known as a planetary conjunction. Here's everything to know about ...

Don't forget to look up this weekend as Venus and Saturn will appear to be right next to each other in the night sky.

Venus and Saturn will appear within about one degree of each other this weekend, making this one of the closest naked-eye ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 6With no Moon in the early-evening sky, let's chase down ...