Early risers across the globe were treated to a rare and visually striking celestial event on September 19, as the waning crescent moon, Venus, and the bright star Regulus appeared in an exceptionally ...

THE term “harvest moon,” originating in England, where the brilliant moon-light of several consecutive evenings aided the ...

Earth has a number of mini-moons and quasi-moons. Mini-moons are objects that orbit our planet. But they make for fickle fans: They tend to swing around Earth for only a matter of months. One example ...

Researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed for the first ...