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

When they do, we have a lunar eclipse as Earth's shadow crosses the moon's face. Waning gibbous: More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight, but the amount is decreasing.

There's more snow expected in February, a snow moon, that is. The second full moon of the year will reach its peak on Wednesday at 8:53 p.m. EDT, according to Space.com. Given the amount of ...

waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, last quarter moon, waning crescent moon. The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side ...

waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next counterpart, termed the synodic month or lunar month, lasts about 29.5 ...

The dwarf planet 1 Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun at 5 P.M. EST today. While this means we can’t see Ceres for now, we can see Venus — which is at its brightest, reaching greatest ...

This is especially true for the emoji we use to express love … or is it passion? Heartbreak, maybe? Truth is, there’s a surprising range of heart emoji meanings. To get the scoop, we spoke ...

January 2025 was the hottest on record, reaching a whole 1.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. If many climate watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year, thanks to the natural ...

Karen Braun of Reuters notes that China’s role as a major grain importer is declining, signaling a significant shift in global agricultural trade. USDA revised China’s 2024-25 grain import ...

It is a Japanese-led commercial mission. Astronauts won't be walking on the moon until 2027, but you’ll see a lot of rockets heading there this year, part of an ambitious series of uncrewed ...

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s climate target for 2035 is not just a goal; it is a testament to the country’s commitment to act now for a sustainable future, even as the climate emergency moves ...

anuary 2025 was the hottest on record, reaching a whole 1.7 degrees above pre-industrial levels. If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural La ...