"A new moon occurs when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the sun, resulting in the side of the moon facing Earth being unilluminated," according to Space.com. "This means the moon is ...

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this ...

This celestial event is not just any full moon — it's also a Blue Super Moon ... of summer when the star Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, rises and sets with the sun. This period ran from ...

To spot the celestial 'smiley face,' skywatchers in the U.S. will need a clear view of the eastern horizon in the hour ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

A pair of circling white dwarf stars located on our "cosmic doorstep" are doomed to explode in a rare, quadruple supernova that will shine 10 times brighter than the moon in the night sky, a new study ...

This month’s full moon is known as the Pink Moon, as it’s the first full moon of spring in the northern hemisphere. It will be visible alongside the huge star Spica, which is part of the ...