With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...

On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close ...

The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

The next full moon, known as the snow moon, will rise in mid-February. Stargazers can see it illuminate the skies in the ...

Starting Monday, Feb. 3, the day after Groundhog Day, you should be able to see another planetary parade in the night sky, ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

The second full moon of the year—arriving on February 12—takes its name from the dusting of snowfall common at this time of ...

We have the full Snow Moon to look forward to in the week ahead. And thanks to fortuitous timing it will look equally "full" to the unaided eye two nights in a row, on Feb. 11 and 12. That's because ...

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved ...

On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close together. The crescent Moon shines brightly over Caterham, Surrey James M ...