A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky.

As of Saturday, Aug. 16, the moon phase is Third Quarter (also known as the Last Quarter) and it is 46% lit up to us on Earth ...

That statement means if one country places a nuclear reactor on the Moon, others must navigate around it, legally and ...

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.

On Monday night, Aug. 11, the moon will be in its waning gibbous phase at roughly 94% illuminated after this past weekend's ...

A seasonal black moon, to appear on August 22 or 23, is the third of four new moons within an astronomical season ...

This month, the full moon peaked just before 4 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, Aug. 9. But Americans have been treated to a ...

Large dark matter particles hitting Jupiter’s largest moon would form distinctive craters in its icy surface, and upcoming ...

August’s Sturgeon Moon illuminated the night sky, dazzling stargazers around the world. The moon reached peak fullness in the ...

For centuries, Earth’s moon has captivated our imaginations. From ancient myths to modern science, it’s been a symbol of ...

From Aug. 17-21, a spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) features the moon and six planets. Here’s when and ...