The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...

The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

A week later, on February 7, the club will run two livestreams from two observatories in Moray to showcase Mars grazing the Moon. A graze event occurs when a star or planet is not completely occulted ...

The moon is an integral part of the sky above us. Over time, each month’s full moon has acquired a unique name of its own: ...

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...

Lunar occultations are often used by astronomers to measure the moon’s position and to study the characteristics of the occulted stars or planets. North County photographer Vladimir Medvinsky ...

To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Landing on the moon is one of the most challenging things humanity has attempted. Perhaps that’s part of what drives us to keep trying.

Why is Mars so bright this week? Does it really look red? When was it occulted by the moon? Here’s everything you need to know about Mars at opposition this week. Go outside after dark and look ...

Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (52) DOI: 10.1073 ...