When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon ...

The Northern Taurid meteor shower is expected to peak Monday night into Tuesday. Here’s what to look for and how to see it.

In contrast, on April 13, 2025, the full moon will closely coincide with apogee, the moon's farthest point from Earth. On that date, the moon will be about 31,000 miles (50,000 km) farther away and ...

November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.

NASA has plans to send astronauts back to the moon in 2026. Now, it is sharing a short list of locations where they could ...

"We are focusing on getting this (new location) up and running. And as soon as this where we want it to be, then we'll make ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission, launching next year, aims to shed light on the mystery of water on the Moon.

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 ...

The space agency will conduct further scientific and engineering studies on these areas as it prepares for this historic ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, according to Space.com. They will all rise in the hours before or after the full moon rises, depending on your location.

The hunter’s moon is expected to be joined by Jupiter, a red giant star called Aldebaran and the star cluster Pleiades, according to EarthSky. Depending on your location, these cosmic wonders ...