Despite reaching a huge greatest elongation of 27 degrees west of the sun — farther ... waning crescent moon, just 9% illuminated, forming a wide triangle with the planets Venus and Saturn.

After sunset on April 2, look for the crescent moon and Jupiter in the western sky. The duo will appear within a palm’s width ...

While the moon will be at its closest point to Earth, its orbit places it between the sun and Earth. The April 27 new supermoon will be the closest new supermoon in 2025, with the moon 221,917 ...

There is no other moon quite like our own in the entire solar system. The Moon is unique in a lot of ways, some of which are ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

This “Pink Moon,” otherwise known as the first full moon of the spring season, will reach its peak on Saturday, April 12, ...

Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

when about half of the sun’s face will be covered by the moon. Just a few short weeks ago, all seven of the visible planets could be seen either by the naked eye or with a telescope. With the ...

Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky this week.