As of Friday, Aug. 1, the moon phase is First Quarter. This phase occurs when the moon is half lit up. NASA confirms this, ...

As of Thursday, July 31, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. There's 41% of the moon's surface visible to us on Earth ...

When the moon completes the first quarter of its journey around Earth this morning at 5:41 a.m. Its 90-degree angle between ...

What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?

An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the Earth.

Neptune and Saturn appear together in a telescope as Mars passes a star in Virgo and Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the ...

July's third quarter moon phase occurs at 8:38 EDT (0038 GMT) on July 17. At this moment, skywatchers in the northern hemisphere will see the left side of the lunar disk illuminated by sunlight, while ...

Stargazers are in for a rare treat at month’s end, when two separate meteor showers each peak activity on the same night, ...

A stunning “shooting star” meteor shower is set to peak across UK skies this week. The annual Delta Aquariid meteor shower will remain active until August 23, with its peak taking place this coming ...

These men spend their evenings by the pool, smoking and imparting knowledge. In England, this behaviour would be called ...

This report has been updated to include additional viewing information for the July 29-30 meteor showers.