Because the Moon is closer to Earth than the planets and stars, it sometimes passes in front of, or occults, more distant ...

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, sees a partial lunar eclipse as a full "Harvest Moon" drifts through the edge of Earth's shadow in space. It will set up a "ring of fire." ...

A passing star may have kicked the weird moons of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn into place, new research suggests.

The next total lunar eclipse, or "blood moon," is on March 14, 2025, and will be visible from North America. It will be the ...

Currently, the moon's orbit around Earth is tilted by about 5 degrees with respect to our planet's orbit around the sun. However, previous research suggested that when the moon was born ...

As the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, a fleeting shadow will be cast on the planet's only natural satellite on ...

The moon's orbit is slightly tilted relative to the plane of Earth's orbit, by about 5 degrees, so usually the moon is fully illuminated by the sun at that point (if one were standing on the moon ...

Don't miss the full moon Sept. 17. The full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, it's gonna be a super Harvest Moon with a ...

The tilt means that nights are longer ... It takes just over 27 days for the Moon to orbit (go around) the Earth.It takes a little longer, 29.5 days, for the Moon to go through all of its phases.

Although we get the chance to see a full moon every month of the year, the Harvest Moon is unlike any other, appearing 14% ...

Inbaal said: “The Autumn Equinox is exactly the end of Virgo season, and is the moment that Virgos give themselves permission ...