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As of Monday, Aug. 18, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and it is 25% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon ...
From Aug. 17-21, a spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) features the moon and six planets. Here’s when and ...
The waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.
A seasonal black moon, to appear on August 22 or 23, is the third of four new moons within an astronomical season ...
On Monday night, Aug. 11, the moon will be in its waning gibbous phase at roughly 94% illuminated after this past weekend's ...
This month, the full moon peaked just before 4 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, Aug. 9. But Americans have been treated to a ...
The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak next week. But the peak for ...
August’s Sturgeon Moon illuminated the night sky, dazzling stargazers around the world. The moon reached peak fullness in the ...
A final "gee-whiz" fact you can reveal to your friends is that what you are seeing in Monday's sky is an illusion of ...
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For centuries, Earth’s moon has captivated our imaginations. From ancient myths to modern science, it’s been a symbol of ...
NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon... and those astronauts will get there ...