Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists ...

The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, ...

From supermoons to a total eclipse to the national park’s biggest and best-attended star parties, these are the must-see celestial shows of the year ...

Credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images Photographer Turhan Guldugur saw the full moon rising over Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Turkey ...

A full moon happens when the moon is directly opposite the sun from our perspective on Earth, fully illuminated by sunlight.

Tita Mahoney shared these photos of a "spectacular moon at 6am-630am" on Tuesday. Thank you for sharing your photo with Patch ...

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky ...

Full Moon 2025! Learn why it’s called the Snow Moon, when to see it, and which planets will be visible alongside this ...

The competition was held ahead of the Dark Skies Festival held by the national park, which is one of 22 International Dark Sky Reserves in the world.

Just above the moon will be Mars, shining with a steady orange glow. Both the moon and Mars will be in the Gemini ...