The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

The next full moon, known as the snow moon, will rise in mid-February. Stargazers can see it illuminate the skies in the early morning hours of Wednesday the 12th. At such a critical moment in US ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is just by looking up.

Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how to get the best view of the rare conjunction.

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of the moon. In 2025, ...