Early Sunday morning, when most are still asleep, a thin crescent moon appears near the planet Jupiter.

In that critically short moment of dawn, an hour before sunrise, the planets Jupiter and Mars appear as a pair.

Tides will run higher and lower than normal this weekend and well into next week and it is tied mostly to two astronomical events.

The crescent moon hugs close to the southwestern sky tonight.

A thin crescent moon next to the bright planet Venus will appear above the horizon right after sunset on Wednesday.

While many people out on the Fourth of July will be waiting for the first rocket and loud boom that makes up the fireworks display, it might also b