The moon and Venus put on quite a show for skywatchers around the world this week. On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in an event known as a ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Spectacular new photos of the moon have been shortlisted ... Called “From Light to Dark,” it was shot by Andrea Vanoni ...

However, the delicate crescent moon grabbed the spotlight by displaying "planet-shine" on its dark ... sky. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images ...

Pollux will be closest to the moon, while the somewhat dimmer star Castor will lie just above it. Meanwhile, glowing below the moon like an orange luminary in the dark of the night is not a star ...

The dark skies during a new ... hence why not every new moon results in a solar eclipse, according to NASA. Related: What you can see in the night sky tonight On the nights before and after ...

Crescent Moon next to Venus spotted in the North East sky: Onlookers marvelled at the ... in the region made the most of the occasion, with images of the crescent moon and Venus over Broken ...

You can try to catch Mars a bit earlier in the evening before the Moon rises if you want a truly dark sky, though the planet will sit lower to the horizon and your view through Earth’s turbulent ...