I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

On the night of Feb. 5, a waxing gibbous moon will once again cover up the "Seven Sisters" of the famous Pleiades star ...

Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google Rise of the Half-moon Doodle highlights the different phases of the lunar cycle ...

January begins with a stunning meteor shower — the last until April — and the moon occulting the Pleiades, a half-lit Venus, and, most remarkably, a total eclipse of a bright Mars by the moon.

In this article, I'll delve into the Moon's phases, including why they occur and how they impact life on Earth. The Sun always lights up one half of our Moon. However, that's not always the half we ...

The Moon’s face should appear nearly half lit this morning: Last Quarter Moon occurs at 3:31 P.M. EST. If you prefer evening observing, there’s another close pass awaiting you in the nighttime ...

and half faces away from it. As the Moon orbits the Earth, we see it from different angles. We see different amounts of the lit and dark side, and this is what causes the phases of the Moon ...

The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy. During the overnight hours of Feb. 5-6, the moon will pass through the ...