Here’s exactly when, where and how to see a beautiful crescent moon grow in the southwestern sky after dark every night this week.

As of Monday, Jan. 19, the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 1% of the Moon will be lit up tonight. There's still too little Moon illuminated for us to spot anything, but it's only a few more days before the crescent will appear slightly bigger in the sky.

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the bottom of Europa's ocean, a study suggests

With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.

Stargazers will in one week have a chance to spot Saturn and the moon sharing a section of the night sky in what's known as a conjunction.

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

The first new moon of the year peaks on Sunday, marking one of January’s final major skywatching events and the reset of the lunar calendar.

The U.S. space agency and the Department of Energy will work together to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface in the next four years