Lunar and solar eclipses occur when the Earth, Moon, and Sun align in specific ways, but their formations and appearances differ significantly. Lunar ...

The crescent Moon appears to plow through the Pleiades cluster this morning with occultations visible across North and ...

Researchers aim to study the universe’s 'Dark Ages' using a quiet orbit around the Moon. Their small satellite will search ...

International Moon Day 2025 on July 20 honors lunar exploration and unity with the theme 'One Moon, One Vision, One Future.' ...

The Perseid Meteor Shower has returned for its annual appearance, and this year's show is already underway. Starting on July 17, 2025, the night sky has began its transformation into a stage for one ...

A rare lunar occultation, fading crescent moon, and an interstellar visitor make for a memorable week of stargazing in ...

Chang'e 6's samples from the lunar far side contain a record of ancient volcanism, magnetism and a mantle depleted in important elements and water.

TLP were once assumed to be very rare. Amateur astronomers would note they had only witnessed a handful of flashes after hundreds of hours of telescopic lunar observation. However, modern estimates ...

Several planets stand still in the sky, Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Venus gives Taurus a second eye in the sky this ...

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

Credit: A Rainbow Mosaic of the Rosette and the Christmas Tree Nebulae © Shaoyu Zhang Behold! The 2025 ZWO Astronomy ...

The next full moon is Saturday, Aug. 9, and is sometimes called the Sturgeon Moon. It gets that name from when "The Great ...