Tonight marks a unique celestial event: the New Moon coinciding with a partial solar eclipse visible in parts of New Zealand, Antarctica, and the South Pacific. This rare occurrence invites sky ...

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

As the cycle nears its end, the upcoming New Moon on September 21 will mark a fresh beginning, both in astronomical terms and ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will witness the razor-thin waning crescent moon rise close to Venus and the bright star Regulus in ...

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

In the coming months, night sky enthusiasts can enjoy several supermoons, a meteor shower and planets appearing bigger and ...

Similar to how Earth has interesting layers of soil, the Moon has “lunar regolith.” It is made due to the effect of meteoroids crashing into the Moon, as well as the particles charged from the Sun and ...

For the last 4.5 billion years our planet has had a reliable celestial companion - the moon. But astronomers have now ...

From supermoons to meteor showers, Elizabeth Rizzini has your guide to what may delight in the autumn night skies.