Venus and Saturn are due up for a visually striking event known as a planetary conjunction. Here's everything to know about when and how to see it.

For months, Saturn has been a steady presence in the sky after sunset, but after tonight, it will move away from our view for a while Space Frontiers/Hulton Archive/Getty A slender crescent moon will ...

My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern sky during evening twilight. It’s Saturn and you can’t miss it. It’s the brightest star-like object in that part of the ...

The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant dwarf planet Pluto at 7 P.M. EDT. However, the bright light from our satellite will make Pluto — already a challenging object requiring the largest ...

Enjoy a post-dinner stargazing session as the first-quarter moon, Saturn and the season's brightest stars light up the Thanksgiving night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

First Quarter Moon occurs at 8:41 A.M. EDT. The Moon then reaches apogee — the farthest point from Earth in its orbit — at 4:36 P.M. EDT, when it will be 251,134 miles (4041,61 km) away. Corona ...

Two planets, one rocky world close to the sun and one gas giant, are about to appear close to each other in the night sky in a small planetary conjunction next week. Mercury and Saturn are expected to ...

Friday, October 24 The Moon passes 0.5° south of Antares at 9 P.M. EDT. However, the pair sets an hour and a half earlier; try catching them about 40 minutes after sunset, when they are low in the ...