Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will find the waxing gibbous moon above the southwestern horizon as the sun sets on July 3, with Spica ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

While the term “Black Moon” is not officially recognized in the field of astronomy, it is akin to the more familiar “Blue Moon,” which describes the occurrence of two full moons in one month.

The night sky at around 11pm this month (Nigel Henbest)Higher up, you’ll find Mars close to the twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux: the Moon is very close to the Red Planet on 5 April.

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

A rare black moon will appear in the sky on December 30, ... This makes it a great time to go stargazing, as the brightness of the moon won’t overshadow any of the stars in the night sky.

A black moon is an unusual astronomical event which ... the fact that you can't see the Moon allows you to see the stars, ... is a great time to go observe all the other stuff in the night sky." ...

Absent any storms, planets like Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn will shine brightly in the night sky on the black moons. We’ll get a season black moon in August and the next monthly black moon ...

Night sky for June. Planets and the Moon: June opens with Jupiter, at magnitude -1.9, ... On June 24, Mercury will line up with the stars Castor and Pollux and set 90 minutes after sunset.

That’s because during the 27 days following Monday night's Venus-moon pairing, the Earth’s movement around the sun will cause the sun’s position in the sky to shift to the east as well.

In the New York City region and northern New Jersey, the moon will begin to rise in the northeastern sky at 3:33 p.m. on Saturday, set in the northwestern sky at 7:50 a.m. on Sunday, rise at 4:32 ...