The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, ...

August's full moon, which is coming Monday August 19, has several names, including supermoon, blue moon, and sturgeon moon.

When the moon enters the full moon phase, it appears as a perfect circle in the sky because the ... EDT), Mars will be ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the ...

DurkTalsma/iStock / Getty Images Plus The Snow Moon will reach its peak brightness at 8:35 a.m. ET on February 12—unfortunately, at this time, it will lie below the horizon. For the best view ...

the moon reaches full phase after the moon is above the horizon in Africa and Asia; for example, the full moon is at 6:53 p.m. local time in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, five hours ahead of Greenwich ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

In June the approach between Venus and Jupiter culminates in the two brightest planets finally meeting over the western horizon. They begin the month 20 degrees apart in the west, with Jupiter ...

Tonight, right after sunset, a 3.6%-lit slim crescent moon will be visible in the southwestern sky but will sink very quickly after. You’ll need a low western horizon and a pair of binoculars to ...