Venus appears as a tiny crescent between tree branches yesterday evening (May 11) through a telephoto lens. You can easily see its phase in binoculars now. Bob King Have you noticed that Venus is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two of the brightest objects in the night sky are about to stage one of April’s most beautiful displays. A delicate waxing ...

You still have a chance to see Venus as a crescent at dusk using a simple tool. Bob King Well, not the last chance in your lifetime. But you have less than a week left in Venus's current run as ...

appears in the western sky, where it will shine at magnitude –4.3 by month’s end. Although on the 29th the planet’s disk is small (19″) and its illuminated phase is 63 percent, that’s the time to ...

North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern ...

March has already hosted a “blood moon” total lunar eclipse, yet the sight of a waxing crescent moon with Venus and Jupiter after sunset on Friday, March 20 (the night of the spring equinox), Saturday ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What's that bright “star” in the sky after sunset?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. With the full “Beaver Moon” now almost a week ago, the night ...

"Astro" Bob King is a freelance writer for the News Tribune. Read more of his work at astrobob.areavoices.com. Venus reflects in a lake near Duluth, Minn. on May 11 at dusk. The star just above the ...