Trundling along the ecliptic plane in Virgo, our satellite hangs near the bright star Spica in the evening sky.

The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the bright star Spica in the night sky tonight, ahead of its full moon phase on June 11.

A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27.

The blue star Spica (R) is seen next to a lunar eclipse of the moon (L) underway over southern California as seen from Los Angeles early on April 15, 2014.

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

At a distance of about 250 light-years away from Earth, Spica appears as a lone, bluish-white star. However, it actually consists of two or more stars, according to EarthSky .

Virgo's brightest star, Spica, will suddenly pop back into view at the dark, earth-lit edge of the crescent moon at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday for Duluth and the Northland. The moon will be somewhat low ...

Earlier this week, I told you about the chance to see the moon pass in front of Spica, a bright white-blue star.Well, that is tomorrow, and clear skies are looking likely! In an event called an ...

A comment I frequently hear from those who have just bought a telescope is this: "I’ve seen the moon and a few planets … Venus, Jupiter and Mars … but I can never find Saturn. I’d really ...

On Saturday, fair skies in South Jersey should enable anyone with binoculars, or even just possibly the unaided eye, to see Virgo’s bright star Spica (pronounced SPY-kuh) wink out of view behind ...