There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

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

Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...

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

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

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

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

On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close ...

The second full moon of the year—arriving on February 12—takes its name from the dusting of snowfall common at this time of ...

As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon. As it continues to brighten, it takes on an oblong ...