The full moon is the point where the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun as seen from Earth. "This is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of ...

Our Solar System, like a sneaky little hobbit, seems to have stuffed its pockets full of hidden oceans. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have moons astronomers think might be harboring liquid ...

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in ... be able to see incredible views. “The splendor of the canyons is so dramatic that if exposed on Earth, they ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between ... and some of what you can see in the sky each week. Here’s the complete list of Full Moons this ...

February’s full moon will occur in the constellation of Leo. Here’s everything you need to know about it, including exactly when, where, and how to see it at its best from where you are ...

The moon will be officially full at 8:53 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 12 and will be best seen at dusk at the moment ... Regulus is around 79 light-years from Earth and one of the brightest stars ...

Gear up for another lunar eclipse that is set to occur next month. According to NASA, the event will take place late on March ...