Venus, now an "evening star," remains the brightest object in the sky after the moon, while Jupiter shines higher above it ...

Images of the crescent Moon's meeting with Venus and Jupiter ...

Look west after sunset to catch Venus shining beside a delicate crescent moon in the twilight sky.

A delicate crescent moon pairs with brilliant Venus after sunset Monday, creating one of May 2026’s easiest and most beautiful skywatching events.

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

Photographers captured the razor-thin lunar crescent just a few days after the new moon phase on May 16, as sunlight ...

The Moon is now just over two days old, a sliver of its eastern limb lit by the Sun as sunrise slowly crawls across the nearside. Catch the delicate crescent this evening, when it stands just 2° from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon. (Photo by: Alan ...

Venus will join the moon May 18 in a cosmic event known as a conjunction. The meet-up presents spectators with a rare ...

A rare celestial event will occur May 18-20, 2026, as a crescent Moon aligns with Venus and Jupiter, forming a bright triangle in the western evening sky. Visible worldwide without special equipment, ...