Tonight, the skies will offer some fascinating celestial events, featuring a special rendezvous between the crescent Moon and ...

This week’s Antarctic solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse in a fortnight are punctuated by the Moon passing in front of ...

A stunning Moon–Mercury conjunction will light up the western sky on 18 February. The slim crescent Moon will appear close to Mercury just after sunset. Here’s when to look, where it will be visible ...

The 1.5-day-old moon will be in close conjunction with Mercury on Feb. 18. You may be able to spot Venus in binoculars about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three to four times a year, the planet Mercury appears to travel backward across the sky — referencing a retrograde motion. But to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Stargazers are in for a rare celestial treat this weekend as ...

The thin crescent Moon, marking the end of Ramadan for Muslims worldwide, will be joined late this weekend by Mercury low on the horizon after sunset. The Ramadan experience varies with the hours of ...

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month in what's known as a planetary parade. Catch the spectacle while you can because it's the last one of the year. Around 4 billion years ago, an ...

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