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 ...

Explore the 7 Wonders of the Universe visible from Earth, including the Moon, Saturn’s rings, and the Andromeda ...

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

In August, skies darken in the north and stay long in the south, offering ideal views of meteor showers, planetary alignments ...

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

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.

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 ...

I never think you should shy away from shooting for the stars because you might end up on the moon,” Andy Farrell, the ...

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