It's a new lunar phase.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, February 6The bright star Sirius dominates the southern sky late this evening, blazing high in the south around 10 P.M. local time. You ...

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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. February 7: Ganymede disappears Tonight, the icy moon Europa passes in front of Jupiter in a transit, bringing with it its ...

The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.

Scientists are proposing to build a laser in a crater on the moon to help future lunar missions land safely in the dark and find their way around. This ultra-stable light source could also help us ...

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NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is no mere test flight. The crew will partake in some seriously mind-blowing science during their 10-day trip around the Moon. Reading time 3 minutes It’s difficult to ...

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The next full moon will be the February snow moon, set to rise in Cancer, amid the visible Beehive cluster of stars and bright Regulus, ahead of the upcoming solar and lunar eclipse of 2026.

The first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years is coming up. Here’s how to see it at sites in and around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. By Ceylan Yeğinsu Feb. 3: This article was ...