In Feb. 2021, the DSCOVR satellite's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured the moon transit the Earth. Credit: ...

The moon is barely visible tonight, there's just a sliver of light left before it disappears completely. We’re only a day or so away from the New Moon, when it moves directly between Earth and the Sun ...

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An image of a full moon. - Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images We're on day 26 of the lunar cycle which can only mean one thing: it's nearly the New Moon. Over the next few nights, the ...

There's only a small crescent of moon visible tonight, so there's not a whole lot to see. This will be the case for the next few days as we approach, and pass, the New Moon. What is today’s moon phase ...

The leading explanation for the moon's formation is that a Mars-sized object, called Theia, collided with Earth early in its history. Debris from that collision eventually coalesced to form the moon.

October ushers in changing foliage, cooler temperatures, and the spooky season made eerier with less daylight. Costumes are donned and even the night sky wants to help set the mood. Much to the dismay ...

A cluster of telescopes lined the concrete outside of Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, and families leaned in to take peeks at the moon’s craters through their lenses. Strangers chatted to each other about ...

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research. The newly ...

Calls for the United States to return astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade have been increasingly loud and frequent, emanating from bipartisan lawmakers and science advocates alike. But ...