Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you were up early enough on Friday, Sept. 19, you may have noticed the bright star shining next to the crescent moon in the ...

Watch the crescent moon at dusk this week, and you'll see it mount to Venus as if climbing an invisible stairway. Up, up, up she goes, moving a little more than one outstretched fist a night as it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers on Sunday, June 22, are in for a pre-dawn treat ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the sky. What makes the close approach of the objects so special this time ...

Venus loomed bright in the sky early Friday morning, but if you missed it, you'll get another chance if you're an early riser tomorrow. Venus appeared in a conjunction with the moon and the star ...

On Sept. 19, the moon, Venus and the star Regulus will appear so close together in the sky that all three can be viewed at once with binoculars. Credit: Creators.com illustration Early risers have ...

On Thursday, April 24, and Friday, April 25, Venus, Saturn, and the crescent moon will align to look like a smiley face. The rare alignment will be the most visible a few hours before sunrise. From ...

A trio of planets accompanied the moon in the sky on Friday, Dec. 10. Jupiter, Saturn and Venus fell in line with the crescent moon in the southwestern sky shortly after nightfall, according to ...

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the "planet parade" we've been waiting for?

If you were up early enough on Friday, Sept. 19, you may have noticed the bright star shining next to the crescent moon in the morning sky. Except it wasn't a star, it was the planet Venus. And it was ...

Three celestial bodies will be meeting up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the sky, including in Kentucky. What makes the close approach of the objects so ...