During the Apollo missions, NASA put reflectors on the moon. In the five decades since then, scientists have shot laser beams at the reflectors to figure out how long it takes light to come back to ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Aug. 3, 2025, the moon is 10 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 70% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter August 1 Full ...

When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...

This week in Skywatch, I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another night, and a full moon on yet ...

Join us on a guided tour of August's moon through all four major lunar phases. The ever-shifting phases of Earth's moon present a wealth of targets for amateur astronomers to explore, ranging from ...