Moon-based Earth observation techniques are emerging as a promising avenue for gathering data about our planet's environment and climate. The Moon, as Earth's natural satellite, offers a unique ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

These changes in appearance are the phases of the moon. As the moon orbits Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases. The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon ...

An occultation occurs when one celestial body passes in front of another from our viewpoint on Earth. In this case, Mars will appear to disappear behind the full moon and then re-emerge shortly after.

Kareta and members of his team at Lowell Observatory, who study near-Earth asteroids on close orbits, were already observing the object before anyone dubbed it a potential mini-moon. To ensure ...

An image of last year’s Snow Moon chilling above Stonehenge made rounds on X (formerly Twitter). The pic shows just how jaw-dropping nature can get. During a full moon, the moon, Earth ...

This is when the moon reveals its full dayside to Earth. The moon will appear full for around three days. "Mars is playing hide-and-seek with the moon," Andrew Fazekas, the communications manager ...

Other names for January's full moon from Native American tribes include the Center Moon, Freeze Up Moon and the Hard Moon. If you plan on observing the night sky this month, writes NASA ...

Although experienced moon gazers know that the night of the full moon is not the best for observing the lunar surface ... or closest point to Earth, coincides with its full phase) and two total ...

Most of the time, the full moon isn't perfectly full. We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are ...