Southern Hemisphere: Venus and Mercury! It’s likely that both Venus and Mercury are gone from our evening sky now, as seen from latitudes as far south as the southern U.S. If you are farther south in ...

Oct. 8, 2026 NASA is preparing for humanity’s first Moon base with three investigations that will hunt for underground shelters, uncover hidden ice, and track dangerous conditions on the lunar surface ...

What are the full moon names? Cultures across the world have given special names to full moons, and this practice is very much alive in North America. Some almanacs assign full moon names by the month ...

This NASA image from the Apollo 8 mission shows the Earth viewed over the horizon of the moon. While the moon and sun cause tides on our planet, the gravitational pull of these celestial bodies does ...

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Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steep-sided hole—about ...

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox marks the start of fall. This year, the equinox fell on Tuesday, September 22, at 8:05 P.M. EDT. At that time, the Sun crossed the celestial ...

At present, the Moon is in the New Moon phase. Today’s Moon is a Scorpio Moon, which entered the sign on October 11, 2026 at 09:21 AM. The Moon transits to a different sign on the zodiacal cycle every ...

A newly formed crater on the moon is teaching us about our nearest neighbour’s complex geology. The crater, formed by an asteroid impact in 2024, is the largest that we’ve ever watched form in real ...

Autumn in Japan brings crisp, clear skies, making it an ideal season for tsukimi, the tradition of admiring the moon. The fifteenth night of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is known as the ...

Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steep-sided hole ...