January's full Moon is known as the Wolf Moon because wolves were historically believed to howl more often during midwinter, ...

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...

Ever wonder what the Earth looks like from the moon? Well, in two years, you’ll be able to see it for yourself, thanks to some creative minds with very deep pockets. (Image via: ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the binary asteroid system Didymos in November ...

January's full Wolf Moon, which is also a supermoon, will rise in the Gemini constellation, appearing bigger and brighter ...

It's already a great month for skygazers, with a trio of meteor showers and the return of the northern hemisphere winter constellations. Tonight, it also features the second of four supermoons in a ...

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The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth, a fact confirmed by decades of laser measurements and detailed in a recent analysis published in The Conversation. While the drift happens at a snail’s ...

Humanity's first look at Earth from the moon didn't come until Aug. 23, 1966, when this grainy, black-and-white image showed our planet as a crescent above the lunar horizon, appearing to rise as the ...

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North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern ...