As Venus approaches its inferior conjunction, astrophotographers have snapped some striking shots of the crescent planet ...

Stargazers are to be treated to an incredible weekend of celestial displays as the incredible crescent moon and Venus will be visible in the sky. The first chance to catch a glimpse of the crescent ...

Behold! As the Ides of March approaches, witness as Earth’s shadow engulfs the moon! Or, put another way, a total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of March 13 and into the early-morning ...

It's a busy week in outer space! Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, astronomer with University and the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, checked in with NCPR to guide us through what we'll see.

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...