So, each moon name actually refers to a full 'lunation' — the roughly 29-day period between that particular Full Moon and the next. Thus, 2025's "Flower Moon" is the period of time between the night ...

Today, we know that M44 contains about 1,000 gravitationally bound stars, and that it’s about 577 light-years away from Earth ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

Amateur and professional astronomers track the stars and moon by attaching their telescopes to motorized, equatorial mounts.

Q: Why do we see the Moon during the day but not the Sun at night? Millie | Queens Village, New York By definition, night is the time when our side of the Earth is facing away ...

If you're never around to appreciate your garden during the day, try planting one that shines by the light of the moon.

NASA scientists have taken a big step toward solving a lunar mystery by recreating the moon’s tough, airless conditions right ...

What's happening in the skies over North Texas this month? May holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky.

Some scientists think the moon formed about 4.5 billion years ago after a collision between an early version of Earth and a small planet called Theia. This crash released a huge amount of debris that ...

Scientists confirm the Sun's charged particles can create water on the Moon. Learn how solar wind interacts with lunar soil.

As May commences, Jupiter, resembling a luminous golden star within the constellation Taurus, shines high above the western ...

A bright Moon dominates the sky, passing two bright stars as Juno reaches opposition and Mercury dips toward the horizon in ...