Wondering why there's hardly any moon visible in the sky tonight? That's because of where we are in the lunar cycle, a series ...

The nights following Sept. 12 are a great time to observe the shifting play of light over the vast Montes Apenninus mountain ...

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

As of Friday, September 5, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, with 94% of its surface illuminated for observation from Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation. This phase provides an ...

Saturn will rise less than 5 degrees to the right of the 96%-lit lunar disk as the sun sets on Sept. 8, below the stars ...

(Thumbnail image depicts the Full Corn Moon in the sky on the night of September 7, 2025, with the planet Saturn nearby (bottom left corner), as simulated by the Stellarium planetarium software.) ...

Fresh from a spectacular “blood moon” total lunar eclipse and its full “corn moon” phase on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, a nearly ...

This week, there are a few things that are essential for each zodiac sign to know about June 30 - July 6, 2025, as we enter the First Quarter phase with the waxing crescent Moon in Virgo. Later, the ...

On September 13, your mood lifts noticeably, and you may even feel a little giddy. It's good to laugh, and it's great to ...

Since the 2023 playoffs, I have found out that some Detroit Lions fans are totally normal people, while some are mooniacs who have to know what the moon says about the Lions and their season. This ...

This year, a nearly full moon will make observing the Perseids harder. Here, a meteor is seen on August 3, 2025, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. NASA / Bill Ingalls The popular Perseid meteor shower ...

Understanding moon phases requires knowledge of the moon's orbit around Earth, which lasts approximately 29.5 days. As the moon travels through its orbit, the relative positions of the Sun, Moon, and ...