A rare lunar occultation will occur on Feb. 2 when the moon passes directly in front of bright star Regulus as seen from a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a striking celestial rendezvous that should ...

One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a rare event.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. For three successive nights, beginning Monday, June 16, the ...

The waning gibbous moon shines close to the "kingly" star Regulus on Jan. 6 and some well-placed stargazers will even see the lunar disk glide in front of the bright star, hiding its ancient light ...

A celestial event called a conjunction featured the moon, Venus, and the star Regulus on Sept. 19. The trio will still be shining on Sept. 20, but Venus and Regulus will be further from the moon. The ...

On the night of Feb. 2, skywatchers in eastern North America can see the moon occult Regulus — a rare event visible to the naked eye.

TOLEDO, Ohio — If you’re an early riser (or willing to become one), the morning of Saturday, Sept. 20, promises one of the best naked-eye sky events of the year: a slim crescent moon, the brilliant ...

Welcome to the 197th edition of 6 Storm Team Starwatch. This is a blog that will be updated every Friday and will list events happening in the sky. The New Moon takes place Friday at 6:59 P.M. EST ...

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The moon is our nearest neighbor in space, at an average distance of about 238,000 miles. As it orbits our Earth every month or so, it appears to pass by stars and planets in our night sky … or, at ...