As of Saturday, Nov. 7, the NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in the Waning Crescent phase, with 4% of its ...

The Moon will look like a thin crescent on November 5. Since only 16% of its surface will be lit, most of it will appear dark ...

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 ...

Sometimes there truly is no dark side of the Moon!

What can you see in the night sky tonight? Find out what's on view in our monthly stargazing guide.

The Moon will still look fairly full in the sky on October 31, 2026. However, it is now in the Waning Gibbous phase, which ...

Saturn is already visible as darkness falls; some challenging transits of its moons occur this month. Neptune is a binocular object close to Saturn, while Uranus is an easy target in Taurus. A Full ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 31: Glimpse the ghostly Phantom Galaxy Daylight saving time ends at 2 A.M. local daylight time this morning, when ...

I take a photo of the half-lit moon and zoom in to look at it. The edge of the bright part is jagged. The rim of a circular crater is glowing, and right next to it is darkness. Inside the circular ...

Mars and Jupiter meet on November 15, while Venus, Saturn, Taurid and Leonid meteors, and a high full Moon feature in UK skies.

As noted earlier, Mars laps Jupiter on November 14, and then passes just north of Regulus in the dawn on November 24. Jupiter ...

A study in Scientific Reports says the stars in Van Gogh’s The Starry Night match a real sky and points to July 22 rather ...