Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.
Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.
Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...
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NASA's launching a new sun mission this month: 'PUNCH is going to see a total solar eclipse'Scheduled to launch on Feb. 27, NASA's PUNCH mission could revolutionize space weather forecasts, unify the solar corona and ...
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Why Auroras Are Suddenly Everywhere All at OnceAuroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...
It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.
Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...
Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...
As an astronomer and as co-chair of the International Astronomical Union’s new working group Astronomy from the Moon, I’m on the hook to investigate these thorny questions. We think science ...
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
The lunar heart, created by the interplay of light and shadow, is visible once a month, just before our satellite reaches First Quarter.
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