Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest ...

As such, the term Earthshine is sometimes referred to as "The old moon in the new moon's arms." The glow is produced by light from a fully illuminated Earth reflecting off the lunar surface.

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024. Today, Nov. 8, 2024, the moon is 7 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar ...

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 ...