Monday evening (Aug. 11) offers a perfect chance to identify what many consider the most beautiful object in the night sky: ...

“Footage above showing the Earth rising and setting behind the Moon was captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander shortly after our second lunar orbit maneuver on February 18,” Firefly ...

But Earth’s gravitational pull won’t hold it for long. By Nov. 25, the mini-moon is expected to break free and be once again on its way through space.

On the evening of Thursday, March 13, the moon will transform into “a crimson orb” as it passes through Earth’s shadow, according to NASA. Here’s how to watch the unique astronomy event in ...

An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet's orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...

The moon feels like a beautiful constant for many of us, there every night, but Earth’s satellite is actually slowly moving away from us, albeit very slowly. By NASA’s calculations the moon is ...

Many skygazers regard the Harvest Moon as appearing bigger, brighter and more orange than a typical moon. But according to EarthSky, a website devoted to astronomy and Earth sciences, that may ...

That marble moon is so small I had to put an arrow over it for you. So here's what it comes down to: If you want to show the Earth-sun-moon system, you'd seem to have two options. You could show ...

What is a total lunar eclipse? A total lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and Earth are aligned in a way that the moon crosses into Earth’s shadow, according to NASA. In 2025, the lunar ...