A thin crescent Moon will appear in the western sky on June 17 alongside Mercury, Jupiter and Venus, forming a layered ...

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A glance at the evening sky this month reveals an unusual amount of activity packed into a relatively short stretch of time. Bright planets are gathering low in the west after sunset, the moon is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. After last week’s New Supermoon, the night sky springs back ...

The summer solstice has passed, and we are officially in summer. On Wednesday, as twilight ends, look toward the western sky ...

A delicate waxing crescent Moon creates an elongated triangle with bright planets Jupiter and Mercury in the evening sky.

Sky watchers in Washington state will have a lot to look at this month.