Solar eclipses only occur at the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle (a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility) ...

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

Witness the first images of the September 2025 partial solar eclipse. The moon and sun put on a magnificent show on Sept. 21 ...

As archers begin their whitetail season in New York state on Oct. 1, 2025, they will be hunting under the Harvest Moon, which ...

The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...

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

Some observers may have noticed a faint glow illuminating the darker portion of the moon—a phenomenon known as Earthshine or ...

Watch the crescent moon, Venus and the bright star Regulus align in a rare predawn close conjunction tomorrow.

The past several months have been filled with multiple reasons to celebrate, including milestone birthdays for various ...

An international research collaboration has used advanced computer simulations to investigate how faint radio signals from ...

Faint hydrogen signals from the cosmic Dark Ages may soon help determine the mass of dark matter particles. Simulations suggest future Moon-based observatories could distinguish between warm and cold ...