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

One of the brightest and most colorful stars in the sky and the most brilliant planet are on stage in the early morning dawn ...

Many moonless evenings the next two weeks are a great time for viewing the best of the summer stars. You may also see the remarkable occurrence of two exploding stars ...

Summer nights offer lots of interesting sights this month. Mercury and Mars are on show in the evening twilight. Both Uranus and Neptune stand near brighter beacons: Neptune and Saturn are two ...

On July 12, Venus appears very close to the third-magnitude star Epsilon at the end of the northern arm of the “V.” The next morning, Venus passes 3.2° to the north of Aldebaran, eye of the Bull and ...

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The show is a rare "triple conjunction" — when Venus, Saturn, and a thin crescent Moon align in the pre-dawn sky, resembling a giant smiley face.

Several visible planets, a new moon, Venus' pull from the sunrise and Manhattanhenge will all occur within the coming week.

Before sunrise on April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of Venus and Saturn to create the tilted happy face.

A smiley face moon made a partial appearance Friday morning in western Washington with Venus creating an eye and a crescent moon making up the smile.

The pre-dawn sky will feature a glowing crescent moon, joined by planets Mercury, Venus and Saturn.