The sun and the moon put on a celestial performance -- for an audience of hundreds of millions. It was a matinee that saw the moon upstage the sun, bringing darkness to daytime.

The crescent moon joins Mars, Venus and some of the brightest stars to kick off the summer 2024 skywatching season. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

It is a three star system, comprised of Proxima Centauri – the dimmest of the three stars and the closest to our planet besides the Sun at a distance of only 4.35 light years.

Since the moon is Earth’s closest celestial neighbor, we’ve been able to learn more about it than any other in the solar system. There are surprising details about the moon, such as how in ...

Total solar eclipses occur when the moon's umbral shadow, the innermost and darkest part, is cast over the sun at a specific point during the moon's orbit: when it is close enough to Earth that ...