The massive core of our Milky Way galaxy serves as the backdrop to Full Moons, planetary conjunctions, and meteor showers ...

As the Moon begins its journey back toward the sun, the opposite side of the Moon now reflects the Moon’s light. June's ...

Spica is a binary star system located 250 light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. The waxing gibbous moon will ...

On the evening of June 9, skywatchers will be treated to a beautiful cosmic pairing. The waxing gibbous moon will glow close ...

Far from being the most popular lunar phase, the gibbous Moon would nevertheless benefit from being known. We explain to you how to recognize it and what it means, whether it is increasing or ...

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Today in the history of astronomy, an eclipse record helps illuminate the timeline of the ancient world.

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, June 11, 2025, the moon is 15 days old and is in the Full Moon phase of its lunar cycle.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the sun and moon, blocking the sun's light and casting a shadow on the moon, creating a reddish glow. Unfortunately for U.S. stargazers ...

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