High above the east after dark each night this week ... albeit for a short amount of time each evening after sunset. Now in its “Evening Star” phase, Venus is getting brighter and setting ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

as moonlight and light pollution can wash out shooting stars. Note that the moon appears (rises) and disappears (sets) in the night sky at different times depending on what time zone you are in.

Night-time – The time of day when that part of the ... moons and asteroids that orbit the Sun. Sun – The star at the centre of our solar system. The Earth and the other seven planets orbit ...